Weight Loss Pharmacology
Certification for Healthcare Providers
$399
Develop individualized medical weight loss programs utilizing GLP-1 medications, oral therapies, combination strategies, and protocols for long-term maintenance.
The course includes comprehensive prescribing guides, consent forms, and clinical resources.
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4
CEU
Lifetime
Access
Dr. Stephen Petteruti
Instructor
Build a More Complete Weight Loss Practice
GLP-1 medications have significantly advanced obesity treatment; however, no single medication is suitable for all patients. Factors such as cost, availability, contraindications, side effects, inadequate response, and weight regain may limit treatment effectiveness.
This course equips healthcare providers with a broader range of pharmacologic options. Dr. Stephen Petteruti details his approach to patient evaluation, medication selection, treatment adjustment, side effect management, and addressing treatment plateaus.
Participants will learn to develop individualized treatment plans incorporating GLP-1 and GIP therapies, established oral medications, hormonal evaluation, lifestyle interventions, and carefully selected combination strategies.
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Why Take This Course?
Move Beyond a GLP-1-Only Model
Understand how semaglutide and tirzepatide integrate into a comprehensive medical weight loss strategy, rather than viewing them as the sole therapeutic options.
Make More Informed Prescribing Decisions
Gain insight into how patient history, metabolic health, current medications, contraindications, prior treatment responses, and individual goals influence medication selection.
Implement Treatment More Efficiently
Utilize practical dosing references, consent forms, clinical workflows, and monitoring tools that can be adapted to clinical practice.
Manage the Entire Treatment Journey
Formulate strategies for medication initiation, titration, side effect management, addressing treatment plateaus, maintenance, discontinuation, and managing weight regain.
Comprehensive Obesity Pharmacology
Review the appropriate clinical use of:
Semaglutide
Tirzepatide
Metformin
Phendimetrazine
Topiramate
Bupropion
Naltrexone
Selected combination therapies
The course distinguishes FDA-approved chronic weight-management medications from short-term therapies and off-label prescribing strategies. Current FDA-approved long-term options include semaglutide, tirzepatide, liraglutide, orlistat, phentermine/topiramate, and naltrexone/bupropion.
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GLP-1 and GIP Therapy
Learn how to evaluate candidates for semaglutide and tirzepatide, initiate treatment, titrate doses, monitor response, and manage common adverse effects. The course also addresses responsible medication sourcing and the clinical and regulatory distinctions between FDA-approved and compounded products.
Oral and Combination Medication Strategies
Examine alternatives for patients who are unable to use, access, or respond adequately to GLP-1 therapy. Dr. Petteruti’s approach to oral medications and combination strategies considers contraindications, drug interactions, and patient tolerance.
Hormonal and Metabolic Evaluation
Understand how thyroid disorders, insulin resistance, sex hormones, menopause, sleep, stress, and other metabolic factors may influence body composition and treatment. Identify issues that require concurrent management with medication, rather than relying on pharmacotherapy to address gaps in patient evaluation.
Side-Effect Management
Acquire practical strategies for managing nausea, constipation, appetite suppression, fatigue, insomnia, elevated heart rate, mood changes, and other medication-related concerns.
Plateaus, Nonresponse, and Weight Regain
Develop skills to reassess adherence, medication selection, metabolic factors, nutrition, physical activity, sleep, and behavioral barriers when anticipated progress is not achieved.
The course also addresses maintenance therapy and the clinical decisions involved when reducing or discontinuing medication.
Preserving Health During Weight Loss
Examine strategies to support adequate nutrition, protein intake, physical activity, preservation of lean muscle mass, and long-term metabolic health during treatment.
Patient Selection and Safety
Develop a structured approach to:
Medical and medication history
Baseline laboratory testing
Cardiovascular and psychiatric risk
Contraindications and precautions
Pregnancy considerations
Drug interactions
Follow-up and clinical monitoring
Criteria for adjusting or discontinuing treatment
Course Resources Included
You will receive:
Four hours of continuing education
A 60-page clinical resource guide
Medication and dosing reference guides
Patient consent forms
Patient evaluation tools
Monitoring and follow-up guidance
Ready-to-use clinical protocols
IV and IM supportive therapy references
Case-based treatment examples
Practice implementation guidance
Learn From the Clinical Experience of Dr. Stephen Petteruti
Dr. Stephen Petteruti is a second-generation physician with more than 30 years of clinical experience in family medicine, obesity care, functional medicine, hormone optimization, and healthy aging. He is board-certified in family medicine and trained in anti-aging medicine through A4M. Dr. Petteruti is the founder of Intellectual Medicine and Intellectual Medicine University. Known for translating complex medical science into practical clinical systems, he teaches providers how to apply evidence-informed strategies in everyday practice.
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Practice Implementation and Growth
Medical weight management can become a valuable, recurring service when it is built around responsible clinical care rather than medication transactions.
Participants will learn to structure consultations, follow-up visits, treatment programs, pricing, patient education, and ongoing monitoring. The objective is to establish a sustainable service that enhances continuity, supports patient retention, and distinguishes the practice from medication-only weight loss programs.
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Weight Loss Pharmacology Certification
Program Curriculum
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Introduction to Pharmacology for Weight Loss
1 lesson- Lesson 1: Objectives, Disclosures and Downloads
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Module 2: Pharmacology for Weight Loss Presentation
2 lessons- Lesson 2: Presentation with Dr. Petteruti
- Pharmacology for Weight Loss Post Test
Fantastic program. It has literally helped me change the way I practice. If you offer Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement, aesthetics, weight loss, etc., you MUST take these courses and integrate the programs into your business. Absolute game changer for us!
Who Should Enroll?
This course is designed for appropriately licensed healthcare professionals involved in medical weight management, including:
Physicians
Nurse practitioners
Physician assistants
Nurses
Functional medicine providers
Integrative and longevity medicine clinicians
Prescribing and administration must remain within the provider’s professional scope of practice and applicable state and federal requirements.
Start Building a More Complete Weight Loss Program
Broaden therapeutic approaches beyond a single medication class. Gain expertise in comprehensive patient evaluation, selecting diverse therapeutic options, safe treatment management, and developing individualized plans for both active weight loss and long-term maintenance.
Enroll to access clinical protocols and implementation resources essential for providing comprehensive medical weight management.
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