Xenical
Orlistat capsules for obesity management. It stops some dietary fat from being absorbed in the gut.
- Category
- Weight Management
- Active ingredient
- Orlistat
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Capsule
- Strengths
- 60mg · 120mg
This listing uses Xenical as a reference name. A generic equivalent is supplied; its exact brand and manufacturer are confirmed before supply.
Prescription and consultation requirements for Xenical vary by destination and are determined by the fulfilment partner.
Xenical details
- Condition
- Obesity Management
- Alternative names
- orlistat
- Therapeutic class
- Lipase Inhibitor
- Pharmacological class
- Anti-Obesity Agent
- Contraindications
- chronic malabsorption syndrome; cholestasis; pregnancy
- Minor side effects
- oily stools; flatulence; fecal urgency
- Moderate side effects
- abdominal pain; decreased fat-soluble vitamin absorption; headache
- Serious side effects
- severe liver injury, requires immediate medical attention
- Dosage forms
- Capsule
- Administration route
- Oral use
- Supply category
- Prescription-only medicine (POM)
- Originator
- Roche
- Onset Time
- 24–48 hours
- Duration
- 48–72 hours
- Storage instructions
- Store below 25°C. Keep dry.
- Drug interactions
- Cyclosporine; Warfarin; Levothyroxine
- Age restrictions
- Approved for adolescents over twelve years and adults.
Patient summary
Orlistat capsules for obesity management. It stops some dietary fat from being absorbed in the gut.
Mechanism of action
Reversibly inhibits gastric and pancreatic lipases in the gut lumen, blocking the breakdown of dietary triglycerides into absorbable fatty acids.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Pregnancy: Highly contraindicated. No therapeutic benefit during pregnancy. Breastfeeding: Avoid.
What you will receive
Xenical is used here as a reference originator brand name to identify the medicine. We are not affiliated with the brand owner, and this listing does not offer the originator product.
- The supplied product is a generic equivalent containing Orlistat, not the originator brand shown as the reference.
- The exact generic brand, manufacturer and dispatch location are confirmed based on the product, destination and available manufacturer or partner warehouse.
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