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Phillip Azouz, MD
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Phillip Azouz, MD
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September 3, 2025
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September 24, 2025

GLP-1 Weight Loss in Texas: How to Get Started Online

If you live in Texas and are considering semaglutide, tirzepatide, or other GLP-1 medications to support weight loss, this guide walks you through everything — from laws to pricing to what the process looks like.

Key Texas Regulations & Telehealth Rules

  • GLP-1s like Semaglutide are safe and trusted treatments that can be prescribed via telehealth in Texas.

  • Telehealth providers must still follow the same standards as in-person care: valid medical history, patient-provider relationship, adequate documentation.

What You’ll Need to Begin

To get started with a GLP-1 weight loss plan online in Texas, expect to provide/participate in:

  1. Medical intake / health history — BMI, pre-existing health conditions, previous weight loss attempts.

  2. Virtual consultation with a licensed provider who can assess candidacy and give a prescription.

  3. Informed consent — you’ll be informed of dosing schedule, what to expect.

  4. Prescription and dosing plan, which often starts low and increases gradually.

  5. Follow-ups to monitor effects, side-effects, and adjust dose.

  6. Lifestyle support/coaching — most successful weight loss comes from combining medication + diet + behavior changes.

Cost & Insurance in Texas

  • Insurance coverage in Texas for GLP-1 medications varies widely. Some plans cover them for obesity or overweight with comorbidities; many do not if it’s purely for weight loss.

How HolaVida Makes It Easy for Texans

Here’s how HolaVida helps Texans access GLP-1 safely, affordably, and 100% online:

  • All consultations, prescription reviews, and coaching are done online — no in-person required (assuming provider licensed to practice in Texas).

  • Transparent pricing:
      • Semaglutide: $129/month (quarterly) or $133/month (month-to-month) — prescription + coaching included
      • Tirzepatide: $180/month (month-to-month) or $190/month (quarterly) — prescription + coaching included

  • Licensed providers who follow state telehealth rules and maintain medical oversight.

Steps to Get Started

  1. Fill out medical intake on HolaVida

  2. Check eligibility (BMI, medical history)

  3. Have your virtual consultation — provider reviews and prescribes if appropriate.

  4. Begin treatment — you receive the RX, start dosing schedule, get coaching.

  5. Monitor progress via online follow-ups (side effect check, dosage adjustments)

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