Pharmaceutical Program

At Dr. Haendiges' Medical Weight Loss, we understand that telling an individual to eat less when they are overweight is equivalent to telling a person with asthma to stop wheezing.  And, just as a diabetic or hypertensive person can't be expected to control his or her disease without a suitable diet and medical program, neither should an overweight person.  Recent statistics from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics indicate that 33% of American adults are overweight or obese, up 25% since 1980.

Prescription drug medical weight loss programs involve the use of FDA approved prescription diet pills to curb the appetite and jump-start the weight loss process.  It also involves an individualized counselling and exercise component as a part of a complete safe and healthy weight loss diet program.

Pharmaceutical program follow up visits are scheduled every month.

What happens when I start the Pharmaceutical Diet Program?

After choosing to start the Pharmaceutical diet program, your initial appointment will consist of a history and physical exam with Dr. Haendiges.  Dr. Haendiges will discuss your overall health, medications you may be taking, and your personal experience with diets and weight loss programs you may have tried in the past. With this information, Dr. Haendiges will create a personalized program to help you lose weight and most important, to keep the weight off.

You will have an EKG performed, which will be read by local Board-Certified Cardiologists. You will have a labwork drawn to establish your baseline blood levels. Dr. Haendiges will send an initiation letter to your primary care physician to inform him/her that you have started the program with us.

You will be provided with all the materials and education to successfully begin the program. You will have the opportunity to ask Dr. Haendiges questions in a one-on-one setting. At this first appointment, we will show you our newly expanded product room.  You will leave your appointment with all of  the supplements and meal plans you will need for the next week. You be seen the next week for an initial follow up, and you will schedule every month thereafter.

Your follow up visits will be scheduled every month. 

What will I get each month of the program?

• Monthly visits with vital signs
• Bio-impedance scale to calculate total fat loss
• Follow up letters to primary care physicians as weight loss occurs
• Monthly mini physical as needed or targeted exam
• Meal plans
• Educational modules
• Weekly Membership to "Dialogue with Dr. Haendiges"