Xenical

Quick Summary

Excess weight increases the risk of developing many medical problems, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, and diabetes. Xenical is an oral prescription weight loss medication commonly used for helping obese people effectively lose weight, and moreover - keep it off for a long time. To achieve the desired goal, xenical works in patients intestines, blocking some of the fat you eat from being absorbed, and this undigested fat is then eliminated in your bowel movements. Usage of xenical is recommended as a supplement to the reduced-calorie diet; otherwise the result can not be guaranteed.

In medical terms, xenical is a gastrointestinal lipase inhibitor used to treat obesity. Along with dietary fat, xenical decreases the absorption of some fat-soluble vitamins and beta-carotene. To compensate them, you should take a multivitamin containing vitamins A, E, D, and K once a day, at least two hours before or two hours after taking xenical.

Xenical is available for oral administration in dark-blue, hard-gelatin capsules, with light-blue imprinting. Each xenical capsule contains 120 mg of the active ingredient, orlistat. Xenical capsules also contain the inactive ingredients microcrystalline cellulose, sodium starch glycolate, sodium lauryl sulfate, povidone, and talc. Each capsule of xenical shell contains gelatin, titanium dioxide, and FD&C Blue No.1, with printing of pharmaceutical glaze NF, titanium dioxide, and FD&C Blue No.1 Aluminum Lake.

Read below to get ready for the effective xenical-based course of obesity treatment.