Orlistat 60mg

Adults (18 or over): One capsule within an hour of each of three main meals. Max 3 caps/day for up to 6 months. Use with lower fat mildly hypocaloric diet. If no weight loss within 12 weeks refer to HCP. Diet and exercise should start prior to treatment.

Your BMI must be over 28 to be able to purchase this product. Hypersensitivity to ingredients; concurrent treatment with oral anticoagulants or ciclosporin; chronic malabsorption syndrome; cholestasis; pregnancy, breast-feeding. Special warnings and precautions:
See HCP if on amiodarone or medication for hypertension, hypercholesterolemia or diabetes as control of these conditions may improve necessitating alteration of therapy. Risk of GI symptoms increases with fat consumption. Take multivitamin at bedtime. See GP if rectal bleeding. Oral contraceptive efficacy may be reduced if severe diarrhoea; use additional contraception. Drug interactions: Ciclosporin, oral anticoagulants, fat soluble vitamins, acarbose, amiodarone. Pregnancy and lactation: Do not use during pregnancy or lactation. Side effects: See SPC for full details. Predominantly gastrointestinal e.g. oily stools, urgency; usually mild and transient, risk reduced by low fat consumption. Hepatitis, cholelithiasis, abnormal liver enzymes, anxiety, hypersensitivity reactions including anaphylaxis, bronchospasm, angioedema, pruritus, rash, and urticaria; bullous eruption.