Zenical 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).
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Zenical (orlistat) is a lipase inhibitor for obesity management that acts by inhibiting the absorption of dietary fats.
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zenical
Zenical is an anti-obesity drug for weight loss.
Indications:
Obesity (if only dietary activities have reduced body weight by at least 2.5 kg for 4 weeks).
Contraindications:
Hypersensitivity, malabsorption syndrome, cholestase.C caution. Pregnancy, lactating.
Dosage and Administration
Inside, 120 mg 3 times a day during each meal, or no later than 1 hour after meals
(if the food contains no fat, the reception will be skipped).
Side Effects
Flatulence, mandatory urge to defecation, greasy stool, frequent defecation, stool
incontinence, allergic reactions.
Cautions:
During the period of treatment is necessary to comply with a balanced, low-diet containing no more than 30%
in the form of fats and enrichment of fruits and vegetables (perhaps an additional appointment
multivitamin to compensate for the reduction of intake of vitamins liposoluble). Daily consumption of fats,
carbohydrates and proteins must distribute at 3 main reception. If you take against a backdrop of
food rich in fat (67 g / day), the likelihood of side effects from the alimentary canal increases.
Raising more than the recommended dose does not lead to greater therapeutic effect. Treatment
should not last more than 2 years. Not intended for use in pediatric practice.
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