What is Orlistat?

Xenical 120 mg Cap
Drug Name: ORLISTAT - ORAL
Other Brand Names: Xenical
Uses: This medication is used along with a doctor-approved reduced-calorie diet, exercise, and behavior modification program to help significantly overweight (obese) persons lose weight. Taking orlistat can also help prevent you from regaining the weight you have lost. Losing weight and keeping it off can reduce the many health risks that come with obesity, including heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, some forms of cancer, certain breathing problems, and a shorter lifespan. Dietary fats need to be broken down into smaller pieces before the body can absorb them. Orlistat works by blocking the enzyme that breaks down fats in your diet. This undigested fat then passes out of your body in your bowel movement. Orlistat does not block the absorption of calories from sugar and other non-fat foods, so you still need to restrict your total intake of calories.
Posts on Orlistat (72)
se pued tomar orlistat si tambien estoy tomando sintroid?
- Jun 28, 2007
I take Tapezole for Graves Disease and have been for 5 years now. Recently the FDA approve...
Hi i was wondering if anybody could help me, i have been taking Orlistat as a slimming aid,...
- Apr 21, 2010
Hi doctor
I recently had a 28 day duo test , it was taken at 27 days though i miscalcul...
Hey everyone,
I asked this question on the weight loss forum a few days ago and never go...
How long does orlistat stay in your system and blood after stopping using it
Who is trying to get the FDA to take orlistat (ally) off the market and why?
Can you take Orlistat with keppra and prozac
- May 01, 2008
Please refer this question to an Internal M.D. since this is out of your realm.
How doe...
What is orlistat, and are there any side effects from taking them?
Journals about Orlistat(2)
Explain different benefits of Xenical over other prescription medicines and Herbal med...
Today I am starting my new weight loss regime. I have been prescribed Xenical (Olistat...