This is especially important when it comes to heart concerns since we often dont know whats wrong without testing. When symptoms are severe and have happened suddenly, its likely an emergency, he says
Shes heard that there you just tell them a weight that would put you at a BMI of 27 or more, and theyll prescribe without validating it. Other women I spoke with said they obtained brand-name, FDA-approved GLP-1s like Zepbound and Wegovy through a health care provider willing to prescribe them off-label to people with lower BMIs
Primary care physicians will likely need education and training focused on this new class of medications, given a shortage of endocrinologists and obesity medicine specialists. Lee and colleagues noted there were study limitations, such as a lack of data on prescription indication, including whether it was used off-label. However, the increase in dispensing of injectable semaglutide for weight management suggests increasing use for this indication, they wrote
Obesity treatment: weight loss versus increasing fitness and physical activity for reducing health risks
Weight loss medications have transformed obesity management over the last few years, with Semaglutide emerging as one of the most effective treatments available
