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buzzycrumbhunger

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8. Exactly!

Mon May 5, 2025, 06:12 PM

May 5

These drugs require a prior authorization from the prescribing doctor before you can even run them through insurance, and for a shrink to attest to a physical ailment (e.g. type 2 diabetes) would be ridiculous. I don’t see insurance accepting that as a source because they wouldn’t have done pertinent labs.

I’m also seeing ads pop up on line out of nowhere trying to push weird OTC versions of these drugs like you don’t need a script for them. I got the vibe that the OP here was asking about those specifically. I have serious doubts those would even be legit—not without a Rx and a PA.

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Anyone know how I can pick one of those weight loss drugs? They are [View all] Maraya1969 May 3 OP

Pharmacy tech here buzzycrumbhunger May 3 #1

Please keep posting your insights from the world of science. Much needed. erronis May 3 #2

Yes, not to mention gastric paresis... hlthe2b May 3 #3

I spoke with 2 doctors and they both thought it was a good idea but then never prescribed Maraya1969 May 3 #6

Primary Care or Internal Medicine. It would be highly inappropriate (albeit not illegal) for a psychiatrist hlthe2b May 3 #7

Exactly! buzzycrumbhunger May 5 #8

Big Pharma spends more on marketing than research and development. multigraincracker May 3 #4

The easiest way I found to lose weight is Emile May 3 #5

Maraya1969....Re: weight loss medication Upthevibe May 5 #9

Thanks. It is frustrating sometimes to hear the same unhelpful things over and over. Maraya1969 May 5 #10