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Orlistat (OR-li-stat ) is used as an aid to help you lose weight. The medicine prevents the digestion of some of the fat you eat. Fats that are not digested cannot be absorbed and therefore do not contribute calories. To give the greatest weight loss, Orlistat must be used with a weight-reduction diet. Orlistat is available only with your doctor's prescription, in the following dosage form(s): Oral Capsules (U.S.)
Orlistat is used with a low-calorie diet to help you lose weight and to maintain your weight after weight loss. Orlistat is used in patients with a certain weight who may also have high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, or heart disease. Orlistat is in a class of drugs called lipase inhibitors. It works in your intestines, where it blocks some of the fat you eat from being absorbed and disgested. This undigested fat is then removed in your bowel movements (BM). Orlistat is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information. Orlistat comes as a capsule to take by mouth. It is usually taken three times a day with each main meal that contains fat. Each time you take Orlistat, your meal should contain no more than about 30% of calories from fat. Take Orlistat during or up to 1 hour after a meal. If a meal is missed or does not have fat, you may skip your dose. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take Orlistat exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor. Brand names: - Orlistat - Xenical |