How to use Orlistat ?Use Orlistat as directed by your doctor.
- Read the chart on the medicine package. You may consider starting Orlistat if your weight is the same or more than the weight shown for your height. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.
- Take Orlistat by mouth with each meal containing fat. Do not take more than 3 capsules daily.
- If a meal is missed or contains no fat, do not take a dose of Orlistat.
- Orlistat may decrease your absorption of vitamins. Take a multivitamin once a day at bedtime.
Ask your health care provider any questions you may have about how to use Orlistat.
Orlistat UsesOrlistat is used together with a reduced-calorie diet and weight maintenance to treat obesity in people with certain risk factors (such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol or triglycerides).
More Information about OrlistatOrlistat is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.
If your symptoms do not improve or if they become worse, check with your doctor.
Drug Class and MechanismOrlistat is a gastrointestinal lipase inhibitor. It works by blocking the digestion of fats from the diet.
Orlistat is indicated for managing obesity in overweight adults; reducing the risk of weight regain after previous weight loss.
Missed DoseIf you miss a dose of Orlistat, take it as soon as you remember. Continue to take it as directed by your doctor.
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