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Xenical
Xenical blocks some of the fat that you eat, keeping it from being absorbed by your body. Xenical 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)....
Xenical
Xenical is used for: Managing obesity in adults and adolescents 12 years and older. It is also used to reduce the risk of weight regain after previous weight loss.
Xenical
Xenical blocks absorption of dietary fat into the bloodstream, thereby reducing the number of calories you get from a meal. At the usual dosage level, it cuts fat absorption by almost one-third. Combined with a low-calorie diet, it is used to promote weight loss and discourage the return of...
Xenical
XENICAL (orlistat) is a lipase inhibitor for obesity management that acts by inhibiting the absorption of dietary fats.
Obesity
...talk to your health care provider. Several prescription weight loss drugs are available. Such medicines include subutramine (Meridia) and orlistat (Xenical). Ask your health care provider if these are right for you. While weight loss drugs in general have shown some benefit, the overall weight loss...
Orlistat
Orlistat Pronunciation: (OR-li-stat) Class: Lipase inhibitor Trade Names: Alli - Capsules 60 mg Trade Names: Xenical - Capsules 120 mg Pharmacology Reversible lipase inhibitor for obesity management that acts by inhibiting absorption of dietary fats. Pharmacokinetics...
Orlistat (marketed as Alli and Xenical): Early Communication about an Ongoing Safety Review
...regarding reports of liver-related adverse events in patients taking orlistat. Orlistat is marketed in the United States as a prescription product, Xenical, and as an over-the-counter (OTC) product, Alli. Between 1999 and October 2008, 32 reports of serious liver injury, including 6 cases of liver...
Xenical labeling approved to show 42% reduction in relative risk of developing type 2 diabetes
Xenical labeling approved to show 42% reduction in relative risk of developing type 2 diabetes NUTLEY, N.J., October 29, 2004 -- Roche announced that the...
FDA Approves alli (orlistat 60 mg capsules) Over-The-Counter
...on the market, the safety and efficacy of orlistat is very well established. A higher dose of orlistat has been marketed as the prescription drug Xenical(R) (orlistat 120 mg capsules) in the U.S. since 1999 and is supported by nine years of worldwide use in 145 other countries. Orlistat experience...
See also: Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Obesity
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