Xenical 120mg

Indication

- Management of obesity (BMI 30 or above) - Management of overweight (BMI 28 or above) with associated risk factors - Used together with a reduced-calorie, lower-fat diet

Ingredients

• Orlistat 120 mg

Direction

Take one 120 mg capsule three times daily with each main meal containing fat; omit the dose if a meal is missed or contains no fat.

Side effects

• Oily or fatty stools
• Fecal urgency or incontinence
• Increased flatulence with discharge
• Abdominal pain and oily spotting
• Headache

Precautions

• Not for use in pregnancy or breastfeeding
• May reduce absorption of fat
• soluble vitamins (A
• D
• E
• K)
• take a multivitamin at bedtime
• Use with caution with cyclosporine
• levothyroxine
• anticoagulants and antiepileptics
• Contraindicated in chronic malabsorption syndrome and cholestasis