MANAGED CARE November 1999. ©1999 MediMedia USA
New Jersey would become the fourth state to enact regulations governing distribution of weight-loss drugs, if a state Board of Medical Examiners proposal is approved.
The proposal would require that physicians prescribing weight-loss pills embrace a holistic approach to care — take patients’ medical histories, check for diabetes and hypertension, give advice about diet and exercise — before prescribing. Physicians would be permitted to write for an initial 30-day supply, but would be unable to authorize refills without a follow-up visit to check progress.
Ohio, Tennessee, and Louisiana now regulate diet-drug distribution. New Jersey’s proposed regulations are the only ones based on guidelines developed by the American Society of Bariatric Physicians, who treat obesity.
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