Health Canada Regulations From the Canadian side, there are also restrictions
Predictably, these drugs also started to be used off-label, for cosmetic weight loss, by people seeking to lose a few kilos without having to do strenuous exercises or going through restrictive diets
This makes the participation of dietitians and nutritionists in therapy that much more important, since they offer a realistic, low-cost, covered alternative to medical obesity therapy alone
GLP-1 Medications with a simple generic name of "semaglutide", "liraglutide", "tirzepatide", "dulaglutide", "exenatide", "exenatide microspheres", or "insulin degludec/liraglutide" and at least one of: A pharmaceutical class of "ANTI-OBESITY GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE-1 RECEP AGONIST" or "ANTIHYPERGLYCEMIC - INCRETIN MIMETICS COMBINATION" A pharmaceutical class that contains "GLP-1" A pharmaceutical subclass that contains the text "GLP-1"