There have been periods when there has been a serious shortage of hormone medications for women with menopausal symptoms. The government is now calling on authorities to provide answers about the situation.
Swedish politicsThe estrogen spray Lenzetto will no longer be included in the high-cost drug subsidy as of April 1. This means the medication will become more expensive but, at the same time, more accessible.
SwedenJessica Söderfjord was only 54 years old when she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. It felt as if the rug had been pulled out from under her. It was absolutely terrible. Now she is fighting to ensure that Swedes in the early stages of the disease can be offered the new Alzheimer's medications approved in the EU.
SwedenJessica Söderfjord was only 54 when she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. It felt as if the rug had been pulled out from under her. It was absolutely terrible. Now she is fighting to ensure that Swedes in the early stages of the disease can be offered the new Alzheimer's medications approved in the EU.
SwedenHealthier teeth at a lower cost. That was the goal. But the government support has instead led to dentists raising their prices and not lowering patients' costs. In addition, teeth are being extracted unnecessarily. This is shown by the National Audit Office's review.
Swedish politicsThe Danish Novo Nordisk has delayed the launch of its weight loss drug Wegovy in Sweden. But now it's time and the price can become cheaper, reports Dagens Medicin.
BusinessAfter years of waiting, the message came: the EU's pharmaceutical authority says yes to the drug lecanemab against Alzheimer's. But the question is which patients can be treated, and when – and if it is introduced in the country's regions at all.
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