GLP-1 Medications for Weight Loss
- GLP-1 Medications from Persona, offered when a provider recommends them. Most members start on prescription diet medications — see how they compare.
About GLP-1 medications at Persona
What these medications are
Persona prescribes compounded GLP-1 receptor agonist injections for weight management. They are compounded by a licensed 503A or 503B pharmacy. Compounded medications are not FDA-approved.
They are once-weekly injections you give yourself. The formulations come ready to use, so there are no vials to draw.
GLP-1 medications reduce appetite and food cravings and increase the feeling of fullness. They support weight loss, blood pressure, blood sugar and metabolic health. Individual results vary.
Where they fit in the wider program
This is the option many members ask about by name. It is not the usual starting point.
For most people, the conversation begins with prescription diet medications. GLP-1 injections are one of several paths a physician may consider, and they can be used on their own or alongside other treatments.
Which path suits you is a decision for a licensed physician, based on your own assessment. Bring the question to your visit rather than deciding in advance.
How the online visit works
You complete an intake about your health history and goals. A licensed physician reviews it and carries out an individualized clinical assessment.
If the physician prescribes a GLP-1 medication, the pharmacy prepares it and the medication is delivered directly to you.
Questions about symptoms, other medicines or whether to change anything go to your provider. Nothing on this page replaces that conversation.
Four things to know about GLP-1 medications
Compounded, and not FDA-approved
These injections are compounded by a licensed 503A or 503B pharmacy. Compounded medications are not FDA-approved. Your physician can explain what that means for you.
Once weekly, ready to use
You give the injection yourself, once a week. The formulation arrives ready to use. There are no vials to draw.
How they act on appetite
GLP-1 receptor agonists reduce appetite and food cravings. They also increase the feeling of fullness. They support weight loss, blood pressure, blood sugar and metabolic health.
Usually not the first option discussed
Prescription diet medications are the more common starting point at Persona. GLP-1 injections work on their own or alongside other treatments. A licensed physician decides what to prescribe after your assessment.
Asking about GLP-1 medications online, step by step
Complete the online intake
Share your health history, current medications and your weight management goals. Say that you want to ask about GLP-1 medications.
Have your clinical assessment
A licensed physician reviews your intake and carries out an individualized clinical assessment.
Talk through the options together
Your physician can explain how GLP-1 injections compare with prescription diet medications for your situation, and whether they would be used on their own or alongside another treatment.
Receive a prescription decision
If a GLP-1 medication is appropriate, the licensed physician prescribes it. The decision rests with the physician, not with the intake form.
Get your medication delivered
A licensed 503A or 503B pharmacy compounds the medication. It is delivered directly to you, ready to use.
Stay in contact with your provider
Bring any question about your treatment back to your provider. That includes anything you notice once you begin.
Who handles each part of the process
What it involves
- Intake and health history: Online form
- Clinical assessment: Individualized review
- Prescription decision: Based on the assessment
- Preparing the medication: Compounded, not FDA-approved
- Getting the medication: Delivered directly to you
- Weekly injection: Ready to use, no vials to draw
- Follow-up questions: Any question about treatment
Who handles it
- Intake and health history: You, before the visit
- Clinical assessment: Licensed physician
- Prescription decision: Licensed physician
- Preparing the medication: Licensed 503A/503B pharmacy
- Getting the medication: Persona
- Weekly injection: You, at home
- Follow-up questions: Your licensed provider
- Self-administered injection schedule
- Once weeklySelf-administered injection schedule
- Licensed compounding pharmacy types Persona works with
- 503A/503BLicensed compounding pharmacy types Persona works with
- Formulations arrive without vials to draw
- Ready to useFormulations arrive without vials to draw
- Medication is sent to the patient
- Direct deliveryMedication is sent to the patient
Start your online visit today
Complete a short intake and a licensed provider reviews your health history to decide whether treatment is appropriate for you.