Im taking birth control pills is it ok to take the xenical?

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2 Apr 2012

I realize this answer is very, very late ... but may help someone in future.

Theoretically there is no drug interaction between birth control pills and Xenical (orlistat) BUT Xenical can cause diarrhea and this can affect the absorption of the pill and therefore affect the effectiveness.

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