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As a psychiatrist, your DEA registration and state medical license allow you to prescribe: FDA-approved weight-loss medications (Wegovy, Saxenda, Contrave, Qsymia) Off-label GLP-1s (though some states like Mississippi have banned off-label use more below) Controlled substances for weight loss (phentermine, etc.) where not prohibited by state law No additional certification is legally required to prescribe obesity drugs
It does this by interacting with NMDA receptors (cells in your brain) and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis (essentially your bodys stress response system)
On 8 November 2023, Tirzepatide, branded as Zepbound in the US, received FDA approval as the first dual-target agonist for the treatment of obesity, further highlighting its potential in medical treatment options
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