Online weight management consultations in Iloilo City

April in Iloilo City and what pen labels say

Iloilo City's hottest month, according to PAGASA's 1991 to 2020 normals for its Iloilo City station, is April, with an average daily maximum of 33.8 °C. Across the whole year the average daily maximum is 31.6 °C.

Here is what the Philippine package inserts say, side by side with those readings:

• Ozempic (BR-1326) and Wegovy FlexTouch (BR-1468): after first use, up to 6 weeks, "Store below 30°C or in a refrigerator (2°C to 8°C)."
• Mounjaro KwikPen (DR-XY49504): "After first use 30 days. Store unrefrigerated at room temperature below 30 ºC."
• All three: unused pens go in a refrigerator at 2 to 8 °C and must not be frozen.

Our guide to storing GLP-1 pens quotes each label in full. This page gives no storage advice beyond the labels.

What Obra offers people in Iloilo City

Obra Health is a telehealth platform that can serve patients in all cities in the Philippines, Iloilo City included. It is not a pharmacy.

The first step is a free assessment, which a licensed doctor reviews. If, and only if, that doctor prescribes it, Obra connects you with a pharmacy that offers compounded semaglutide or compounded tirzepatide, prepared by a licensed pharmacist. Obra does not prescribe medicines and does not dispense them.

Compounded semaglutide is a different product from Ozempic, Wegovy or Rybelsus, and compounded tirzepatide is a different product from Mounjaro or Zepbound.

Regional figures for Western Visayas, and what is missing for the city

Be clear about the scale of the numbers below. For Iloilo City the sources used give only its population (473,728 in the 2024 Census, up from 457,626 in 2020) and the share living in urban barangays (66.7%). Everything about weight and blood glucose is a figure for the Western Visayas region (Region VI, 4,861,911 people in 2024), not for the city.

In the 2023 National Nutrition Survey, 48.8% of Western Visayas adults aged 20 to 59 had overweight or obesity, against 57.1% for the Philippines. The same survey found high fasting blood glucose in 7.1% of those adults, against 7.5% nationally. High fasting blood glucose is a single fasting test result at or above 126, not a diagnosis.

The table of health facts on this page lists each figure with its source link.

Offices in and near Iloilo City

• FDA Philippines, Region VI field office: 3F Gaisano City Capital, Luna St., Lapaz, Iloilo City (rfo6@fda.gov.ph).
• PhilHealth PRO VI, Iloilo: Gaisano Capital Building, Luna Street, Lapaz, Iloilo City.
• DOH Western Visayas Center for Health Development: Brgy. Bolong Oeste, Santa Barbara, Iloilo, which is outside the city.

FDA Philippines asks the public to report a suspected unregistered or counterfeit product through ereport@fda.gov.ph or its online platform, e-Sumbong, on www.fda.gov.ph.

Prescriptions and checking a product

RA 10918, the Philippine Pharmacy Act, Sec. 33: "Prescription medicines may be dispensed only by a duly registered and licensed pharmacist and only with a valid prescription of a physician, dentist, or veterinarian."

For branded medicines such as Ozempic or Mounjaro, a doctor may issue an e-prescription if you qualify. Obra does not procure or supply them. You fill the prescription at the pharmacy of your choice and pay the pharmacy.

Before using any product, check whether it is registered on the FDA Philippines Verification Portal (verification.fda.gov.ph). Our guides explain how to spot fake GLP-1 pens and how to check a registration.