On May 28, 2026, Frances Health Ministry confirmed what the pharmaceutical industry had been anticipating for eighteen months: Wegovy and Mounjaro will be reimbursed through the French public health system for severe obesity, effective June 15, 2026
Once administered intramuscularlytypically into the deltoid or gluteal musclehydroxocobalamin (the form most commonly used in the UK) enters the bloodstream rapidly
The primary endpoints of the studies were mean percent change in body weight and the percentage of patients achieving 5% weight reduction from baseline to Week 72
Phase 2, n=120 estimated, status: recruiting since February 2026 (verified 2026-05-19)
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The Bridge expands GLP-1 access for a Medicare population that has been categorically locked out of obesity coverage, and the $50 monthly copay represents a substantial reduction from higher cash-pay prices for branded agents