Xenical Drug Uses
Xenical is used to help obese people who fit certain weight
and height requirements lose weight and maintain weight loss.
Xenical works in your intestines, where it blocks some of
the fat you eat from being absorbed. This undigested fat is
then eliminated in your bowel movements. Use Xenical together
with a reduced-calorie diet. The weight management effects
of Xenical continue only as long as you are taking it.
Xenical comes in a capsule to take by mouth.
It is usually taken tree times a day with food. Take Xenical
exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take
it more often than prescribed by your doctor. Xenical should
be given with meals. A diet consisting of daily intake of
fat (30% of total calories), carbohydrates, and protein should
be distributed evenly over 3 main meals.
Do not take Xenical without first talking
to your doctor if you have a chronic malabsorption syndrome,
or gallbladder problems. You may not be able to take Xenical
if you have any of the conditions listed above. Before taking
Xenical, talk to your doctor if you have a history of kidney
stones, have diabetes, have anorexia or bulimia, take any
other weight-loss medicine, or take cyclosporine. You may
not be able to take Xenical, or you may require a dosage adjustment
or special monitoring during your treatment if you have any
of the conditions listed above. Xenical is in the FDA pregnancy
category B. This means that it is not expected to harm an
unborn baby. Do not take Xenical without first talking to
your doctor if you are pregnant. It is not known whether Xenical
passes into breast milk. Do not take Xenical without first
talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
If you miss a dose resume taking Xenical
at the next meal. Do not try to make up the loss with a double
dose. The extra drug will not help.
Stop taking Xenical and seek emergency
medical attention if you experience a rare allergic reaction
including shortness of breath; closing of your throat; swelling
of your lips, tongue, or face; or hives. Other, less serious
side effects are more likely to occur. Continue to take Xenical
and talk to your doctor if you experience oily spotting, gas
with discharge, an urgent need to go to the bathroom, oily
or fatty stools, an oily discharge, an increased number of
bowel movements, an inability to control bowel movements,
or orange or brown colored oil in your stool. The bowel changes
listed above are a natural effect of blocking fat and indicate
that Xenical is working. They generally occur early in treatment,
particularly after meals containing higher amounts of fat
than are recommended. These symptoms are usually temporary
and lessen or disappear as you continue treatment and keep
to your recommended diet of meals containing 30% fat. Side
effects other than those listed here may also occur. Talk
to your doctor about any side effect that seems unusual or
that is especially bothersome.
Store this medication at room temperature
and out of the reach of children. Protect from moisture. Keep
container tightly closed. Throw away any unused medicine after
the expiration date.
Seek emergency medical attention. Symptoms
of an Xenical overdose are not known.
Xenical may decrease your body's absorption
of some fat-soluble vitamins. To ensure adequate nutrition,
your doctor may recommend taking a multivitamin that contains
vitamins D, E, K, and beta-carotene. Take your vitamin supplement
once a day, at least 2 hours before or after a dose of Xenical.
Each time you take Xenical, your meal should contain no more
than about 30% of calories from fat. Evenly divide your daily
intake of fat, carbohydrates, and protein over three main
meals a day. Talk to your doctor about following a healthy
eating plan.
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Xenical
120 mg -90 Tablets
Xenical
120 mg - 180 Tablets
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