• Reduce body fat
• Increase lean muscle mass, bone density, and energy levels
• Enhance the immune system
• Strengthen the heart
• Improve sleep quality by promoting non-REM slow wave sleep.

Please take a moment to review some more information about Semorelin Nasal Spray below and call/text our office at (415) 923-3005 or email us at frontdesk@pacificheightsplasticsurgery.com for assistance. You could also click here to complete our intake paperwork and get started now, or just purchase online here! While you can purchase online now, we’ll still require paperwork before shipping to you.

What is Sermorelin?

Sermorelin is a synthetic peptide that stimulates the pituitary gland to produce more natural growth hormone (GH). Growth hormone plays a critical role in maintaining several functions in the body, including energy levels, muscle growth, fat metabolism, and cognitive function. Sermorelin helps replenish growth hormone levels, which naturally decline as we age.

How Does Sermorelin Work?

Sermorelin works by stimulating your body’s natural production of growth hormone. Instead of directly introducing synthetic growth hormone, Sermorelin encourages your pituitary gland to secrete more of it on its own, which can lead to better, more sustainable results over time.

As we age, the body’s natural growth hormone production decreases, leading to symptoms such as muscle loss, decreased energy, increased fat storage, and cognitive decline. By restoring healthy growth hormone levels, Sermorelin helps combat these issues, promoting overall vitality and wellness.

What are the potential side effects?

At Pacific Heights Plastic Surgery, we’re committed to providing safe and effective treatments. Sermorelin is generally well-tolerated, but some potential side effects may include:

• Mild headache
• Fatigue
• Joint pain
• Dizziness or nausea 
• Brief burning sensation or irritation in the nose

These side effects are typically temporary and should subside after a short time. If you experience any lasting discomfort, don’t hesitate to contact our office at (415) 923-3005 for guidance and support.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):

• Q: How is Sermorelin administered?

• • • A: We provide sermorelin as a nasal spray to be administered once a day (ideally at night) through one nostril. You have the option of a daily intramuscular injection which may burn, which is why we prefer the daily nasal spray.

• Q: Will I need a new consultation or lab work?

• • • A: No, you will only pay for the Sermorelin Nasal Spray subscription at $200/28 days but we do require intake paperwork which can be found here.

• Q: How long does it take to see results?

• • • A: Results can vary, but most patients begin to notice improvements in energy, sleep, and overall wellness within a few weeks.

• Q: What if I don’t feel the results right away?

• • • A: Sermorelin may take some time to work depending on your body’s current hormone levels. However, if you feel the treatment isn’t working for you, please reach out, and we can adjust your plan.

• Q: Can I pick up my medications in person?

• • • A: Yes! Please give us a heads-up in advance so we can prepare your medication. 

• Q: Can I cancel my subscription?

• • • A: Yes! Our program is flexible, so you can opt in or out as needed. There are no additional cancellation fees.

• Q: What if I have more questions?

• • A: We’re here to help! Please call our office at (415) 923-3005 or email us directly at frontdesk@pacificheightsplasticsurgery.com. Our team is available Monday through Friday, from 8 AM to 4:30 PM.

What next? You can:

• Call/text our office at (415) 923-3005 with any additional questions
• Email us at frontdesk@pacificheightsplasticsurgery.com
• Click here to complete our expedited consultation paperwork and get access,
• Or just purchase online here! While you can purchase online now, we’ll still require paperwork before shipping to you.

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• Boost energy levels

• Enhance mental clarity and focus

• Support cellular health and repair

• Improve mood and stress

Please take a moment to review some more information about NAD+ injections below and call/text our office at (415) 923-3005 or email us at frontdesk@pacificheightsplasticsurgery.com or click here to complete our intake paperwork to get started, or just purchase online here! While you can purchase online now, we’ll still require paperwork before shipping to you.

What is NAD+?

NAD+ stands for Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide. It’s a coenzyme that’s naturally present in   your body and plays a crucial role in many of your body’s key processes. Essentially, NAD+ helps your cells produce energy, repair damage, and regulate your metabolism.

Why is NAD+ important?

NAD+ is involved in several vital processes, including:

• Energy Production: NAD+ helps convert the food you eat into energy that your cells can use. It plays a key role in the function of your mitochondria, which are responsible for producing energy.

• Cell Repair: As you age or experience environmental stress, your cells undergo damage. NAD+ helps repair damaged DNA, supporting your body’s natural healing processes.

• Metabolism Regulation: NAD+ helps regulate your body’s metabolism, including the way you process fats, proteins, and sugars. It also helps with balancing blood sugar levels.

• Healthy Aging: Higher levels of NAD+ are associated with longevity and age-related health. As we get older, NAD+ levels naturally decline, which can contribute to the aging process and reduced energy. By boosting NAD+, some believe we may be able to counteract some of the effects of aging.

How Does NAD+ Decline with Age?
As we age, NAD+ levels in our bodies naturally decrease. This reduction can lead to lower energy levels, slower recovery from exercise, impaired cognitive function, and other age-related issues. Factors like stress, poor diet, alcohol use, and lack of sleep can also accelerate the decline in NAD+.

What are the potential side effects?  At Pacific Heights Plastic Surgery, we pride ourselves on providing accessible symptom management for all our patients. Potential side effects after taking NAD+ injections are temporary but may include nausea, dizziness, stomach cramping, or tenderness at the injection site. Please call our office at (415) 923-3005 so we may provide support if you experience any discomfort.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):

            • Q: Will I need a new consult or labwork?

                        • A: No, you will only pay for the NAD+ subscription at $399/28 days but we do require intake paperwork which can be found here.

            • Q: Will symptom management be included in my subscription costs?

                        • A: Absolutely! We are able to call in a prescription, set up a meeting with any of our providers, or offer guidance with no additional cost.

• Q: Will my medication dose increase?

                        • A: No, unlike GLP-1 medications we keep the dose of NAD+ injections consistent. 100mg subcutaneous injection every week. If 200mg/mL concentration vial, 50 units each week. If 100mg/mL concentration vial, 100 units each week.

            • Q: Can I pick up my medications in person?

                        • A: Yes! Please give the office a heads up in advance so we know to expect you. Otherwise, we are happy to ship local to California or all across the country because we are licensed in most states, including about 99% of the US population!

            • Q: Can I cancel my enrollment?

                        • A: Yes! Our program is opt-in/opt-out, so if the medication isn’t working for you, let us know! There is no additional fee to cancel or re-start the program. You’re never locked in other than the month you already paid for and received medication for.

            • Q: What if I have more questions?

                        • A: Please give our staff a call at (415) 923- 3005 or email us directly at frontdesk@pacificheightsplasticsurgery.com! Our hours of operation are 8 AM-4:30 PM Monday through Friday.

What next? You can:

• Call/text our office at (415) 923-3005 with any additional questions
• Email us at frontdesk@pacificheightsplasticsurgery.com
• Click here to complete our expedited consultation paperwork and get access,
• Or just purchase online here! While you can purchase online now, we’ll still require paperwork before shipping to you.

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But we wanted to know – are they requesting the compounded versions because their provider won’t write a prescription for the name brand, ie you should try diet and exercise first! Or will they write a prescription but insurance won’t cover the medication and patients don’t want to pay over a $1000 per month for name brand (compounded versions are typically in the $400 – $600 range). Or will insurance cover it but traditional pharmacies are backordered and can’t get the medication for patients. Or is it another reason entirely.

We surveyed our patients currently being treated in our office with the compounded versions of these weight loss medications and the graph below tells the story!

Do these statements reflect your sentiment as well? Tell us in the comments or click here to complete our expedited consultation paperwork and get access to these amazing weight loss medications within the week, shipped to your door!

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Whether you’re just starting or taking the maximum dose or anything in between, this video will guide you through the proper way to inject semaglutide (the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy) on a weekly basis.

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Our one year data is in! The bottom line? Our patients are losing weight on both semaglutide and tirzerpatide! These are amazing medications that allow patients to get to their goal weight and maintain that weight with one of our less expensive maintenance subscriptions that include fewer injections per month.

While both medications are very effective weight loss options, it does appear that with time, patients on tirzepatide are losing more weight than semaglutide. In the early months, tirzepatide patients lose an average of 1-3 pounds more per month than patients on semaglutide. But after month 5, the tirzepatide patients begin to pull away from the semaglutide patients.

And for patients experiencing side effects on semaglutide, they may experience significantly fewer side effects on tirzepatide. See results below and schedule a consultation here if you’re ready to get started.

Weight loss after switching from semaglutide to tirzepatide

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Weight loss with semaglutide over last 12 months

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Weight loss with tirzepatide over last 7 months

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Semaglutide average weight loss (%) by month

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Semaglutide average weight loss (lbs) by month

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Tirzepatide average weight loss (%) by month

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Tirzepatide average weight loss (lbs) by month

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Whether you’re just starting or taking the maximum dose or anything in between, this video will guide you through the proper way to inject semaglutide (the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy) on a weekly basis.

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Once you’ve watched the video above, you can move forward with either our coaching program here or non-coaching program here.

We’ll be notified of your choice and will follow up immediately with a link for online paperwork completion. Once that’s complete, we’ll place an order for lab work so you can go into any LabCorp and get your blood drawn for no additional out of pocket cost.

Once the lab work is reviewed, we’ll send you a link to sign up for your medication subscription. Either semaglutide here or tirzepatide here.

If you already have lab work within the last 3-6 months that includes a CBC, CMP, HbA1c and TSH, feel free to email those results to frontdesk@ph-ps.com so we don’t have to unnecessarily repeat lab work.

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We now offer maintenance packages to help. Normally we wouldn’t recommend taking medication for the rest of your life but you’ll have to do something for the rest of your life to keep the weight off. Either diet & exercise or medication. The good news is these medications, semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, or tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Mounjaro, are part of a class of medications, GLP-1 receptor agonists, that have been around for over 20 years – so we know the side effects, mostly gastrointestinal in nature (nausea, vomiting, constipation and diarrhea). And these side effects, if they occur, are tolerable and dissipate completely in most patients.

As we’ve seen in our own program over the last year, the benefits of these medications far outweigh the risks which is why we understand and support patients who feel like they don’t want to quit the medications ‘cold turkey.’ Keep in mind that the FDA has approved the medications for indefinite use.

Maintenance semaglutide and tirzepatide

We’ve developed three options for patients that want to keep taking these medications to maintain their weight.

1. Weekly dosing – patients can continue taking these injections once per week but at a lower dose.
2. Less frequent dosing – the normal dosing regimen is once per week but patients who feel the appetite suppression effects of the medication last for 10 days or even 2 weeks can take the same amount less frequently. We have subscription packages for 3 doses, instead of 4, per month.
3. Oral semaglutide – while not a pill, this is semaglutide in the form of a daily lozenge that dissolves in the mouth

If you’re currently in our weight management program, ask us about one of the options above if you’re nearing your goal weight. You can email us at baelounge@ph-ps.com or call/text 415-923-3005

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GLP-1s weight loss medications

We’re talking about the glucagon like peptide-1 receptor agonists or GLP-1s for short. While this class of medications has been around for over 20 years, you’re just hearing about Ozempic (semaglutide) FDA-approved for type 2 diabetes in 2017, Wegovy (semaglutide) FDA-approved for weight loss in 2021 and Mounjaro (tirzepatide) FDA-approved for type 2 diabetes and for obesity by the end of 2023. The reason you’re just hearing about these medications even though other name brands within this class also contributed to weight loss over the last 20 years, is because these newer medications are weekly rather than daily injections.

The medications enhance secretion of insulin from the pancreas which drives sugar into the cells to be used for energy. This is why these medications were first used to treat type 2 diabetes, the form of diabetes mostly associated with overweight and obesity. During study trials and in the real world, they were also found to be highly effective at appetite suppression and weight loss.

Despite the amazing weight loss and relatively good safety profile compared to weight loss meds that came before it, the media is always looking for a chink in the armor. Success apparently doesn’t generate as many clicks as scandal. And that’s why the media often highlights side effects associated with Ozempic even though these are side effects we’ve known about for over 20 years.

Success apparently doesn’t generate as many clicks as scandal.

And they often attach a clever name to the side effect to capture more eyes. Below we’ll review the main “complications” of these medications even though they’re really known side effects that, in some cases, are features of the medication, not a bug.

Stomach paralysis

This is just a scarier term for delayed gastric emptying. One way these medications help you lose weight is through delayed gastric emptying, meaning food moves more slowly from the stomach to the intestine. This results in a feeling of fullness so the patient eats less and loses weight.

Ileus

This is similar to delayed gastric emptying. These medications affect and slow motility or movement throughout the entire gastrointestinal track. This could lead to ileus, a slowing of the intestines so food stops moving forward and in the worse of circumstances leads to a bowel blockage. But that’s not common. What’s more common are the other GI side effects like nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or constipation. All treatable ailments if they occur and one option is to switch to tirzepatide which has fewer side effects compared to semaglutide as seen in independent studies below.

Pancreatitis

Also a known rare side effect. These medications, even when approved for type 2 diabetes work to stimulate or enhance insulin secretion from a “burned out” pancreas in a type 2 diabetic state. They work for weight loss by stimulating the pancreas to release insulin which contributes to a feeling of satiety (less hungry, eat less). Out of 2,116 patients studied in the Wegovy trial that was ultimately submitted to the FDA for approval, 4 patients taking the active ingredient semaglutide and 1 patient taking the placebo or inactive ingredient for comparison had pancreatitis. So the risk isn’t high in developing pancreatitis in general, but can still occur, even in a patient not taking the medication (placebo)!

Medullary thyroid cancer

When these medications were first being studied on lab rats in the lab, some rats contracted a rare form of thyroid cancer, medullary thyroid cancer. But even some of the rats taking the placebo, the nonactive medication, developed medullary thyroid cancer. So it’s not clear what that association is and the FDA even states they’re not sure of the significance in humans. Even though the incidence of medullary thyroid cancer in humans has been rare and unchanged for the last 30+ years despite these medications being available on the market for human use since 2005, we still recommend our patients examine the middle of their neck to ensure there are no lumps and bumps around the neck that weren’t there the month before.

Suicidal ideations

There is a risk of suicide with all weight loss medications. This isn’t specific to Ozempic, Wegovy or Mounjaro. It’s not clear yet what the association is, possibly pre-existing depression, but patients on weight loss medications are known to consider suicide. There’s no evidence this is specific to or worse for patients on Ozempic or Wegovy. But the drug manufacturer isn’t attempting to hide this. It was in the FDA application for approval.

This won’t be all. The media will look at other side effects and act like they’re new or riskier than they are. For the next trending risk, my money is on alopecia. 3% of patients taking the medication had some alopecia but the placebo group still had 1% incidence of alopecia. This isn’t specific to the medication. Any stressor, like weight loss, can lead to hair loss. It’s called telogen effluvium.

Nothing new here.

Click here for the original blog post written by Dr. Jonathan Kaplan for BuildMyHealth.

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We’re very excited to release our October weight loss data from our weight management program that includes semaglutide (the active ingredient found in Ozempic and Wegovy) and tirzepatide (the active ingredient in Mounjaro). The medications we offer come from a compounding pharmacy which by law, must be a duplicate of these name brand active ingredients while Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro are on the FDA shortage list.

Weight loss on semaglutide after 8 months

This first graph shows the effects of semaglutie on our patients over the last 8 months. As you can see, the average weight loss is 7.59 pounds in the first month, 12.86 pounds over the first two months, 18.23 pounds over the first three months, 23.49 pounds over the first four months, 27.27 pounds over the first five months, 32.83 pounds over the first six months, 38.49 pounds over the first seven months and then 40.92 pounds over the first eight months. At eight months, that weight loss equates to 27% of the patient’s body weight! According to the FDA submission for Wegovy approval (the weight loss medication produced by NovoNordisk that contains the active ingredient semaglutide), the average weight loss over 1 year and 4 months was 15.1%! We’re not saying our semaglutide is better than their semaglutide, we’re just saying that our compounded version of semaglutide is the real deal!

When semaglutide patients switch to tirzepatide

In the graph below, you can see that patients who switched from semaglutide to tirzepatide, either because of greater side effects on semaglutide or because they felt they hit a plateau on semaglutide, they continued to lose weight on tirzepatide. Not necessarily at a faster rate but the graph shows that weight loss of both medications follows the same downward trend that we want to see when it comes to weight loss.

Weight loss on tirzepatide after 4 months

So is tirzepatide better than semaglutide when it comes to weight loss? As described above, with semaglutide, the average weight loss is 7.59 pounds in the first month, 12.86 pounds over the first two months, 18.23 pounds over the first three months, 23.49 pounds over the first four months.

For tirzepatide, the average weight loss is 8.31 pounds in the first month, (not even a pound greater than semaglutide), 15.73 pounds over the first two months (almost three pounds more than semaglutide), 19.34 pounds over the first three months (a pound greater than semaglutide) and 26.40 pounds over the first four months (three pounds more than semaglutide).

Semaglutide is $500 per month in our practice and tirzepatide is $600 per month. You may not think that difference in weight loss is enough to spend $100 more on tirzepatide. But as the graphs below show, the side effects occur less often in patients who’ve switched from semaglutide to tirzepatide. Which will you choose?!

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Tiene dos formas de obtener Ozempic/Wegovy (semaglutida) o Mounjaro (tirzepatida):

1. Semaglutida o tirzepatida compuesta en una farmacia de compuestos
2. Una prescripción para el medicamento de marca Ozempic/Wegovy (ingrediente activo: semaglutida) o Mounjaro (ingrediente activo: tirzepatida)

Los beneficios de la semaglutida compuesta o tirzepatida compuesta:

• Se envía el medicamento directo a su hogar
• Se evitan problemas en la farmacia
• Se evitan colas
• Se evitan complicaciones con el seguro
• Se evitan esperas por medicamentos

Desventajas de la semaglutida compuesta o tirzepatida compuesta:

• Mayor costo de su bolsillo
• Es posible que no pueda acceder la semaglutida o tirzepatida de una farmacia de compuestos en el futuro debido si cambian las regulaciones de la FDA 

Los beneficios de una prescripción de Ozempic/Wegovy o Mounjaro:

• Es posible que el seguro cubra parte o la totalidad del costo

Desventajas de la receta de Ozempic/Wegovy o Mounjaro:

• Riesgo de escasez
• Es posible que deba visitar varias farmacias para encontrar su medicamento debido a la escasez
• Largas colas en la farmacia
• La cobertura del seguro puede cambiar con cada recarga, desde estando mayormente cubierta hasta no estando cubierta en absoluto

¿Cuánto cuesta y lo cubrirá el seguro?

Nuestro programa de entrenamiento de seis meses cuesta $1199 e incluye sesiones de entrenamiento con nuestra enfermera practicante una vez por semana, una báscula con Bluetooth, un diario y análisis de laboratorio de referencia. El programa sin entrenamiento cuesta $350 e incluye la báscula con Bluetooth, el diario y análisis de laboratorio de referencia. Después de eso, la suscripción para obtener la semaglutida compuesta, o una receta para Ozempic/Wegovy, cuesta $500 cada 28 días. La suscripción para obtener la tirzepatida compuesta, o una receta para Ozempic/Wegovy, cuesta $600 cada 28 días.

Si elige la opción del seguro, presentaremos la receta en una farmacia de su elección que tenga el medicamento y la dosis correcta disponible y nos encargaremos de cualquier autorización previa por $500 (para semaglutida) o $600 (para tirzepatida) cada 28 días, con la esperanza de que el seguro cubra el resto del costo. Para verificar si hay posibilidades de que el seguro cubra el medicamento de marca Wegovy, haz clic aquí.

Además, si intenta usar el seguro para la cobertura de medicamentos, recuerde que las dosis más bajas/iniciales de Wegovy tienen escasez según el fabricante y la cobertura del seguro es estadísticamente poco probable en la mayoría de los casos. Si el seguro no cubre Ozempic, Wegovy o Mounjaro, o su dosis no está disponible, aún podemos obtener el medicamento para usted en la versión compuesta por el mismo costo mensual de $500 (para semagliutida) o $600 (para tirzepatida) cada 28 días.

De cualquier manera, tendra acceso garantizado al medicamento por $500 (para semaglutida) o $600 (para tirzepatida) cada mes, ya sea a través de una farmacia de compuestos o mediante una receta para el medicamento de marca en una farmacia tradicional.

Consulta y Programa de Entrenamiento

Si decide seguir adelante con la consulta, discutiremos su historial médico, IMC y sus necesidades para que podamos ayudarle a tomar dos decisiones: si debe obtener semaglutida/tirzepatida compuesta o una receta, y si debe hacer el programa de 6 meses que incluye entrenamiento, análisis de laboratorio, báscula, y diario, o la inscripción en el programa que no incluye entrenamiento pero sí incluye análisis, báscula y diario.

Desafortunadamente, si las regulaciones de la FDA cambian (los medicamentos de marca ya no están en la lista de escasez) de tal manera que ya no podamos obtener la semaglutida o tirzepatida compuesta de la farmacia de compuestos, no podremos proporcionar acceso al medicamento compuesto en el futuro. Sin embargo, aún podremos proporcionarle una receta. Para reiterar, ya sea que hagas el programa de coaching o no, si la semaglutida o tirzepatida compuesta deja de estar disponible, no podremos proporcionarle ninguna semaglutida o tirzepatida compuesta en el futuro, pero aún podemos darle una receta con la esperanza de que pueda obtener cobertura de seguro.

Análisis de Laboratorio

Los análisis de laboratorio se pueden realizar en cualquier LabCorp cerca de usted y el costo de los análisis está incluido en el programa con o sin coaching. No tendrá que pagar nada de su bolsillo para que le saquen sangre en el laboratorio. Enviaremos electrónicamente la orden a LabCorp y solo tendrá que presentarse en cualquier LabCorp, dar su nombre, le sacarán sangre y tendremos los resultados en 24 horas.

Inscripción mensual a la suscripción

Una vez que recibamos sus resultados de análisis y esté autorizado para tomar el medicamento, le enviaremos un enlace para comenzar su suscripción mensual recurrente para el medicamento compuesto o una receta.

Ozempic/Wegovy/semaglutida: Ya sea que obtenga su medicamento directamente de una farmacia de compuestos u obtenga una receta presentada en una farmacia tradicional, se inscribirá aquí en la suscripción mensual de $500 para Ozempic/Wegovy/semaglutida. Se le cobrará $500 cada 28 días durante los primeros 6 meses y después de cada cobro, le enviaremos 4 jeringas precargadas para su inyección semanal o presentaremos una receta en la farmacia de su elección que tenga el medicamento y la dosis disponible.

Moujaro/tirzepatida: Ya sea que obtenga su medicamento directamente de una farmacia de compuestos u obtengas una receta presentada en una farmacia tradicional, se inscribirá aquí en la suscripción mensual de $600 para Mounjaro/tirzepatida. Se le cobrará $600 cada 28 días durante los primeros 6 meses y después de cada carga, le enviaremos 4 jeringas precargadas para su inyección una vez por semana o enviaremos una receta a la farmacia de su elección que tenga el medicamento y la dosis disponible.

El seguro puede ser una molestia

Para ser claros, no estamos tratando de alentar a los pacientes a seguir la ruta de la semaglutida compuesta ni desalentar a los pacientes que opten por la ruta de prescripción de la marca Ozempic/Wegovy/Mounjaro. Pero no podemos exagerar lo complicado, difícil y frustrante que será obtener estos medicamentos a través de una farmacia tradicional con seguro. Se encontrará con obstáculos en cada paso del camino y no podremos reducir esas barreras a pesar de ayudarle con las autorizaciones previas, porque esas barreras están fuera de nuestro control.

De todos modos, con cobertura de seguro o no, se le garantiza acceso al medicamento con la tarifa de suscripción mensual de $500 (Ozempic/Wegovy/semaglutida) o $600 (Mounjaro/tirzepatida), ya sea a través de una farmacia de compuestos o a través de una receta para el medicamento de marca en una farmacia tradicional.

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While some rules regarding telemedicine were relaxed during the pandemic, those waivers have expired. Now, providers offering services in other states via telemedicine are required to have a license in the state they’re practicing, even if that practice of medicine is virtual through FaceTime, ZOOM, etc.

So if you’re considering the latest weight loss medications Ozempic, Wegovy or Moujaro, we offer the active ingredients from a compounding pharmacy found in these meds. Specifically, we have semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic/Wegovy or tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Mounjaro. The first step is to schedule a consultation to find which medication may be appropriate for you. After getting baseline labs, you’ll sign up for one these once-per-week injections online, similar to a Netflix subscription. Every 28 days you’ll be charged for the medication of choice and we’ll ship them to your doorstep.

While these medications are paid out of pocket and not covered by insurance when getting them through our office, you’re benefiting from the convenience of getting these meds delivered to you rather than having to deal with the hassle of finding a pharmacy that 1) has the name brand drug and 2) has the dosage you need. Not to mention the hassle of trying to get insurance to cover these medications, which statistically will not happen.

So if you’re in California, Arizona, Hawaii or Florida, start by scheduling a consultation here.

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