Orlistat Weight Loss Capsules
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Orlistat Weight Loss Capsules
At Happy Pharmacy, we’re here to support you on your weight-loss journey. Orlistat 120mg is a clinically proven prescription medication that works by preventing the absorption of dietary fat, helping you lose weight more effectively when combined with a healthy diet and exercise. With convenient online ordering and discreet delivery, managing your weight has never been easier.
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What is Orlistat?
Orlistat is a prescription medication used to aid weight loss in adults who are overweight or obese. It works by preventing the absorption of around one-third of the fat you eat, helping you reduce your calorie intake and lose weight.
Clinically Proven: Backed by extensive research.
Effective Weight-Loss Aid: Helps you lose more weight than dieting alone.
Prescription Medication: Safe and effective when used as directed by a healthcare professional.
How Does Orlistat Work?
Orlistat targets fat in your digestive system by inhibiting the enzymes that break it down.
This means approximately 30% of the fat you consume passes through your system undigested, reducing your calorie intake and supporting weight loss.
Blocks Fat Absorption: Specifically targets dietary fat.
Encourages Healthier Eating: Works best with a reduced-calorie, low-fat diet.
Who Can Use Orlistat?
Orlistat is suitable for adults who:
- Have a BMI of 30 or higher (obesity), or
- Have a BMI of 28 or higher with weight-related conditions such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol or obstructive sleep apnoea.
Important: Orlistat is not suitable for pregnant or breastfeeding women or individuals with certain medical conditions, such as chronic malabsorption syndrome or cholestasis. Consult your GP or our pharmacists for advice.
Benefits of Orlistat
1. Clinically Proven Weight Loss
Orlistat helps you lose more weight than dieting alone, with studies showing significant reductions in body weight when used alongside a healthy diet and exercise.
2. Long-Term Weight Management
Orlistat not only helps you lose weight but also supports maintaining a healthier weight by encouraging sustainable lifestyle changes.
3. Reduces Risk of Weight-Related Conditions
Weight loss with Orlistat can help reduce the risk of conditions like type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease.
4. Simple, Targeted Action
Unlike appetite suppressants, Orlistat works directly in your digestive system, making it a focused and effective solution for weight loss.
Patient Information
FAQs
What is Orlistat used for?
Orlistat is used to help adults who are overweight or obese lose weight. It works by blocking the absorption of dietary fat in the digestive system.
Do I need a prescription for Orlistat?
Yes, Orlistat 120mg is a prescription-only medication. The supply of Orlistat is only made if it is safe and appropriate, following assessment by one of our clinical team.
How much weight can I expect to lose with Orlistat?
Studies show that Orlistat can help you lose up to 50% more weight than dieting alone, provided you follow a reduced-calorie, low-fat diet.
How do I take Orlistat?
When to Take:
- Take one capsule (120 mg) up to three times a day, just before, during, or within one hour after a main meal that contains fat.
- If you skip a meal or if your meal contains no fat, you do not need to take Orlistat for that meal.
How to Take:
- Swallow the capsule whole with water.
- Do not take more than three capsules in 24 hours.
Dietary Guidance:
- Stick to a reduced-calorie, low-fat diet while using Orlistat. Aim to have no more than 30% of your total daily calories coming from fat.
- Spread your fat intake evenly across your three main meals to reduce the likelihood of side effects.
Is Orlistat suitable for everyone?
Orlistat is suitable for adults with a BMI of 28 or higher (with weight-related conditions) or 30 and above. It is not suitable for those under 18 years of age, pregnant or breastfeeding women or those with certain medical conditions. Orlistat can interact with certain medication.
Please inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, even those not prescribed. This is important as using more than one medicine at the same time can strengthen or weaken the effects of the medicines.
- Orlistat may modify the activity of Anticoagulant drugs (e.g. warfarin). Your doctor may need to monitor your blood coagulation.
- Co-administration with ciclosporin is not recommended. Your doctor may need to monitor your ciclosporin blood levels more frequently than usual.
- Iodine salts and/or levothyroxine. Cases of hypothyroidism and/or reduced control of hypothyroidism may occur.
- Amiodarone. You may ask your doctor for advice.
- Medicines to treat HIV.
- Medicines for depression, psychiatric disorders or anxiousness
- Orlistat may unbalance an anticonvulsant treatment, by decreasing the absorption of antiepileptic drugs, thus leading to convulsions.
Please contact your doctor before starting treatment.
Can I eat normally while taking Orlistat?
To minimise side effects, it’s important to follow a low-fat diet while taking Orlistat.
Meals should ideally contain no more than 30% of their calories from fat.
Orlistat reduces the absorption of supplements of some fat soluble nutrients, particularly betacarotene and vitamin E.
You should therefore follow your doctor’s advice in taking a well balanced diet rich in fruit and vegetables.
Your doctor may suggest you take a multivitamin supplement.
Are there any serious side effects?
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. Serious side effects are rare. These include:
- Severe allergic reaction. The signs of a severe allergic reaction include: severe breathing difficulties, sweating, rash, itching, swollen face, rapid heart beat, collapse. Stop taking the capsules. Get medical help immediately.
- Bleeding from the back passage (rectum).
- Diverticulitis (inflammation of the large intestine). Symptoms may include lower stomach (abdominal) pain, particularly on the left side, possibly with fever and constipation.
- Pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas). Symptoms may include severe abdominal pain sometimes radiating towards the back, possibly with fever, nausea and vomiting.
- Skin blistering (including blisters that burst).
- Severe stomach pain caused by gallstones.
- Hepatitis (inflammation of the liver). Symptoms can include yellowing skin and eyes, itching, dark coloured urine, stomach pain and liver tenderness (indicated by pain under the front of the rib cage on your right hand side), sometimes with loss of appetite.
- Oxalate nephropathy (build up of calcium oxalate which may lead to kidney stones).
Stop taking the capsules and tell your doctor if you get any of these.
Always follow the directions for use and consult your GP or pharmacist if you experience unusual symptoms.
Side Effects
Side Effects and Safety Information
Orlistat is generally well-tolerated, but some common side effects include:
- Oily spotting or stools.
- Increased frequency of bowel movements.
- Flatulence with discharge.
These effects are related to the way Orlistat works and can often be managed by sticking to a low-fat diet. Always read the patient information leaflet for a full list of potential side effects and consult your GP or pharmacist for further information if needed.
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