UAB Medicine Weight Loss

Medications offered

As listed on the provider’s own site. Whether a product is FDA-approved or compounded is the single most important distinction here — we explain why.

• Prescription weight management medicationFDA-approved

What they publish

UAB Medicine Weight Loss publishes 4 of 12 standard terms. Fields marked “not publicly disclosed” were not stated on the pages we captured, and we have not filled those gaps with assumptions. Compare disclosure across providers

Membership / programme fee

$25/month while on medication (as published)

Medication cost

Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.

Introductory offer

Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.

Insurance

States visits and testing with physicians, nurse practitioners and dietitians are billed to insurance, and that it works with insurers to expand coverage for dietitian visits.

HSA / FSA

Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.

Consultation process

Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.

Eligibility

Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.

Lab work

States testing is billed to insurance alongside visits.

Pharmacy fulfilment

Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.

Shipping

Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.

Support services

Includes dietitian access, billed through insurance where covered.

Cancellation

Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.

Refunds

Not publicly disclosed on the pages we captured.

What stands out

• A $25/month membership from an academic medical centre, with the clinical visits themselves billed to insurance, is the best value structure in this entire directory for anyone with coverage.
• Actively working with insurers to expand dietitian coverage is advocacy on the patient's behalf, not just billing.
• Dietitian access matters more than most services acknowledge — it is the support gap medication-only providers leave open.

Questions to ask before you pay

These are things we could not settle from published pages, or that we think are easy to misread. Get answers in writing.

• The $25 is the membership only; medication and visits are separate and depend on your coverage.
• Check insurance acceptance and what your copays would be.
• Alabama area, with a referral pathway likely.