Prescriptions for Weight Reduction
Indiana Code 35-48-3-11 states that only a licensed physician may treat a patient with a Schedule III or Schedule IV controlled substance for the purpose of weight reduction or to control obesity.
A licensed physician may not prescribe, dispense, administer, supply, sell, or give any amphetamine, sympathomimetic amine drug, or compound designated as a Schedule III or Schedule IV controlled substance for a patient for purposes of weight reduction or to control obesity, unless the physician does the following before initiating a treatment plan using a Schedule III or Schedule IV controlled substance:
- determines that the patient has made a reasonable effort to lose weight in a treatment program, without using controlled substances, but the treatment has been ineffective; and
- obtains a thorough history and performs a thorough physical examination of the patient.
