Medical leadership

Dr. med. Oliver Scheffel

“Maintaining weight permanently is not an event but a process – and it succeeds best with continuous medical supervision. This is exactly what the Weight Doctors® Membership is made for: the medical therapy and the tools that support it, from a single source. No promise of a cure – an honest, medically sound framework for your journey.”

The concept

The foundation for every one of your therapies

The Weight Doctors® Membership is the structural foundation for each of our therapies: it ensures effective management, secure progress monitoring, functioning complication management and the necessary connectivity to our treating teams. With 24/7 access to our specialist doctors. 365 days a year. For the best supervision and aftercare that Weight Doctors® has ever had.

How the Membership is structured

Two building blocks – one foundation

You choose your therapy – the Membership supports it. The two interlock: only the tools of the Membership make telemedical medical supervision possible, because they document your progress for the medical consultations.

Component 1

Choose your therapy

Whether GLP-1 Pharmacotherapy, hydroGMA or another path – together with your specialist you choose the right Weight Doctors® therapy. The basis for responsible therapy is our Weight Doctors® qualified specialists.

Component 2

Weight Doctors® Membership

The structural foundation: an app with AI coach Iris, a digital Bluetooth body scale, 3D Bodyscan, prioritised access to specialists, personal 360 coaches and the convenient e-prescription service – the tools that support every therapy.

Important to note

The Membership gives you access to our specialist expertise without waiting time, helps to structure your therapy progress and documents it for the medical consultations. However, it does not replace none medical decision. Whether and which prescription makes sense is decided by your specialist individually after medical assessment. There is no entitlement to a specific prescription.

Weight Doctors® App

The digital heart and foundation of your shared journey with Weight Doctors®: compatible with iOS and Android, progress monitoring of weight, activity and sleep, integratable with Apple and Google Health – your entire care comes together through the app.

Digital Bluetooth body scale

High-quality scale in the Weight Doctors® design with automatic smartphone connection – your readings flow directly into the app and progress monitoring.

AI coach Iris

Available 24/7 for nutrition and behaviour questions – a non-medical advisory service that supports and motivates you in everyday life.

360 coaches

Regular, prioritised aftercare as well as nutrition and behaviour coaching (by arrangement, up to 3 appointments) with your personal 360 coaches – without long waiting times.

3D Bodyscan

Objective measurement of your body composition success, up to twice a year (subject to availability at our locations).

Prioritised access to specialists

Digital priority access to the Weight Doctors® verified specialist – via telemedicine by phone, video or in person, without waiting times.

Appointment service

Convenient appointment booking for phone, video or in-person appointments – whenever and however suits you best.

Digital e-prescription service

Monthly digital prescriptions via e-prescription after medical approval – convenient and paperless.

Recipe book, webinars & community

Weight Doctors® recipe book and nutrition guide, participation in webinars, use of the media library and connection to the Weight Doctors® #Ambassadors.

The tools of the Membership accompany your therapy and document its course for the medical consultations. The coaches and the AI coach Iris help with everyday questions; they do not diagnose and do not make any medication decisions.

Digital heart

Weight Doctors® App & AI coach Iris

All programme functions in one app: weight and progress at a glance, automatic connection of the Bluetooth body scale, your digital recipe book and the e-prescription service. At the heart of it, Iris, your AI coach for nutrition and behaviour questions – available around the clock, a non-medical service.

Visible progress

3D Bodyscan & progress monitoring

The Weight Doctors® 3D Bodyscan makes your body composition objectively measurable – up to twice a year (subject to availability at the location). This way you see your progress in black and white and give your specialist the basis for the monthly progress monitoring.

The medical building block

The Weight Doctors® GLP-1 Pharmacotherapy

At the centre of your programme is medical therapy management. Your specialist leads and supervises the therapy medically – month after month.

Specialist initial consultation

Detailed initial consultation including assessment and review of your eligibility as well as the indication assessment by the doctor.

Monthly follow-up consultation

Monthly medical follow-up consultation for active-ingredient and dosage monitoring as well as analysis and evaluation of your treatment progress.

Individual prescription

Monthly adjustment of the medication plan and – where medically sensible – individual prescription with provision of the e-prescription.

The medical services are privately billed. You receive an individual breakdown of the costs on a private-fee basis, which you may be able to have reimbursed via your private health insurance. You can find out in detail how the therapy works medically and which dosage forms are possible on the pharmacotherapy page.

Learn more

Comfortable & digital

How your e-prescription works

After specialist approval, we conveniently provide your prescription as an e-prescription – completely paperless.

Convenient & digital

No paper prescription needed: it is provided digitally as soon as your doctor has agreed. You receive a barcode that you can redeem practically immediately.

Free choice of pharmacy

You decide for yourself where to redeem it – on site at any pharmacy or conveniently online via a mail-order pharmacy.

A clearly defined process

A prescription is never issued automatically. It always follows from an independent medical case-by-case decision after review of your medical-history, progress and safety data.

If a medication is prescribed by a doctor on site or via telemedicine, you redeem your prescription directly at your preferred pharmacy, at the nationally uniform dispensing price. These costs are payable directly to your pharmacy in addition to our therapy with Membership – with full cost control for you. In justified individual cases, a paper-based prescription can also be issued.

Costs & conditions

GLP-1 Pharmacotherapy with the Weight Doctors® Membership

The foundation for the GLP-1 Pharmacotherapy is the Weight Doctors® Membership – at a transparent price.

from €599

for the Weight Doctors® GLP-1 Pharmacotherapy with the Weight Doctors® Membership – from €599 for 3 months or €1,399 for 12 months. Included are the specialist initial consultation, the monthly medical supervision and all services of the Membership.

ProgrammeGLP-1 Pharmacotherapy with Weight Doctors® Membership
Costsfrom €599 for 3 months
€1,399 for 12 months
Therapy period3–12 months
Follow-on or combination therapyavailable for existing patients
Medical servicePrivate-fee breakdown
MedicationObtained via e-prescription at your pharmacy or online
Coverage by statutory health insurancecurrently no
Cost coverage by private health insuranceindividually depending on your policy for privately billed services
Extend your therapy

For existing patients who have completed their therapy period: you can continue the specialist supervision, the progress monitoring and the prescription workflow for a further three months – for example to continue in an unchanged therapy phase or for a controlled, medically supervised tapering off. Whether continuation, tapering off or ending the therapy makes sense is decided solely by your doctor, individually after a medical assessment.

The medically prescribed medication is not included in the fee and is billed separately via the pharmacy. The exact medication costs depend on the dosage and pack size determined by the doctor. Whether and which medication is prescribed is decided by your specialist individually following a medical assessment.

Your year

Step by step

An individual therapy period of 3 to 12 months – medically supervised from start to finish, supported by the tools of the Membership.

  1. Specialist initial consultation & medical historyIn person, by phone or via video. We clarify whether the therapy makes sense for you and set up the app, scale and AI coach Iris.
  2. Individual prescription as an e-prescriptionIf a medication-based therapy is an option, you receive your prescription after medical approval conveniently as an e-prescription for the pharmacy of your choice. Our goal: the e-prescription is generally ready within 24 hours of the consultation.
  3. Application & supportYou apply your medication after medical instruction. Your 360 coaches and the AI coach Iris support you in everyday life.
  4. Monthly progress monitoringEach month, your specialist checks weight, tolerability and progress, evaluates the course and adjusts the dosage if necessary.
  5. Completion, extension or follow-onTowards the end of your therapy period, you discuss with your specialist whether the therapy is extended, continued via the 3-month follow-on package or tapered off in a controlled manner.

Who it’s for

Is the Membership right for you?

The Weight Doctors® Membership is aimed at people who want to tackle their weight with professional, permanent medical supervision – instead of on their own and with the next diet. Your Weight Doctors® specialist then works out together with you, after a careful medical history, which medical therapy best suits your Membership.

  • You have already tried many things – diets, programmes, again and again on your own – and finally want to tackle your weight for good: supported instead of alone.
  • You want reliable support at your side – professional and over months, not just for the first burst of motivation.
  • You don’t want to search for your path alone, but find it together with your specialist – calmly, after a careful medical history.
  • You are already on your way and want to continue it in a structured manner or let it wind down calmly with support.

Your next step

Become a Weight Doctors® member.

Use the innovative features and tools of your Weight Doctors® Membership – an app with AI coach Iris, a digital body scale, 3D Bodyscan and more – and combine them with the specialist-led therapy programme that best suits you.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about the Weight Doctors® Membership

What is the Weight Doctors® Membership?

The Membership is a programme designed for 3 to 12 months and forms the structural foundation for your Weight Doctors® therapy – for example GLP-1 Pharmacotherapy. It bundles the tools that support every therapy: app and AI coach Iris, Bluetooth body scale, 3D Bodyscan, prioritised access to specialists, personal 360 coaches and the convenient e-prescription service. The medical service itself – initial consultation, prescription and progress monitoring – belongs to your therapy and interlocks with the tools of the Membership.

Weight Doctors® GLP-1 Pharmacotherapy with the Weight Doctors® Membership is available from €599 for 3 months; for 12 months it costs €1,399. Included are the specialist initial consultation, the monthly medical supervision and all services of the Membership; the medical services are billed on a private-fee basis. For existing patients there is a follow-on package for 3 months from €599. The medically prescribed medication is not included in the fee.

No. The medically prescribed medication is not included in the Membership fee. You redeem your e-prescription at a pharmacy of your choice and pay for the medication there directly at the nationally uniform dispensing price. The exact costs depend on the dosage and pack size determined by the doctor and are billed separately through the pharmacy. Whether and which preparation is prescribed is decided individually by your specialist after a medical assessment.

After specialist approval, we provide your prescription digitally as an e-prescription. You receive a barcode that you can redeem at any local pharmacy or online via a mail-order pharmacy – the choice of pharmacy is free. A prescription is never issued automatically: it always follows from an independent medical case-by-case decision after review of your medical-history, progress and safety data. There is no entitlement to a specific prescription. In justified individual cases, a paper-based prescription can also be issued.

The medical services cover all decisions and consultations by your specialist – initial consultation, indication assessment, prescription and monthly progress monitoring, billed on a private-fee basis. The tools of the Membership – app, AI coach Iris, scale, 3D Bodyscan, coaching and e-prescription service – accompany your therapy and document its course for the medical consultations. The coaches and the AI coach Iris help with everyday questions; they do not diagnose and do not make any medication decisions. Both building blocks interlock within the programme: it is the tools that make monthly medical supervision possible in the first place.

The GLP-1 Pharmacotherapy is designed to be medication-independent and can take place in various dosage forms – for example as GLP-1 Pharmacotherapy or, after market launch, as a weight-loss pill in tablet form. Which dosage form and which preparation are suitable for you is decided individually by your specialist after a medical assessment. You will receive detailed information in your medical consultation and on the page about the Weight Doctors® GLP-1 Pharmacotherapy.

The Membership is designed for an individual therapy period of 3 to 12 months and can be extended on request. For existing patients, there is additionally a follow-on package over 3 months (from €599): to continue the specialist supervision in an unchanged therapy phase or for controlled, medically supervised tapering off. Whether continuation, tapering off or ending the therapy makes sense is decided solely by your doctor individually after medical assessment.

In principle, the therapy is an option for people with significant excess weight – usually from a BMI of 30, or from a BMI of 27 if there are weight-related concomitant conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol or type 2 diabetes. Among others, it is not suitable for pregnant or breastfeeding women, or in the case of certain pre-existing conditions and intolerances. Whether the Membership and the therapy are an option for you is clarified by your specialist after taking a careful medical history. Should the therapy not be suitable for you, we will of course show you other possibilities.

Statutory health insurance currently does not cover the costs. With private health insurance, reimbursement of the privately billed medical services is possible on an individual basis, depending on the contract. The Weight Doctors® Membership is a private medical service; you initially bear the costs for the Membership and for the medically prescribed medication yourself. We will be happy to inform you transparently about all costs incurred during the consultation.

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