Xenical
- XENICAL is a prescription medication which can help overweight people lose weight and keep it off
About Xenical
What Is Xenical and What Is It Used For?
Xenical is a prescription only medicine used to treat obesity. It works in your digestive system to block about one-third of the fat in the food you eat from being digested. Xenical attaches to the enzymes in your digestive system (lipases) and blocks them from breaking down some of the fat you have eaten during your meal. The undigested fat cannot be absorbed and is eliminated by your body. Xenical is indicated in the treatment of obesity in conjunction with a low calorie intake diet.
Who Should Not Take Xenical?
Do not take Xenical:
- if you are allergic to orlistat or any of the other ingredients of Xenical (listed in the manufacturers information leaflet).
- if you have chronic malabsorption syndrome.
- if you have cholestasis.
- if you are breast-feeding.
- if you are taking acarbose.
- if you are pregnant.
Success With Xenical
Have you tried dieting, exercise and support groups, but found they never seem to work? Did you lose weight only to quickly gain it back?
Your doctor will want to know these things before prescribing a medicine, to make sure that you've considered your options seriously and that your request for Xenical isn't a hasty one. Xenical is a prescription medication, not a magic pill that simply melts pounds away. The nice part about Xenical is that it doesn't involve an unfamiliar diet. In fact, the reduced-calorie diet with no more than 30% calories from fat is the same one recommended by the American Heart Association for all Americans.
Keeping to a diet with no more than 30% calories from fat can be challenging for some people, especially if you enjoy things like fried foods and ice cream. If you can stay on the recommended diet, you will be on your way to achieving your weight-loss goals! Xenical may be right for you if you have a Body Mass Index of 30 or greater, or have a BMI of 27 or greater and have other risk factors, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease or diabetes. It is very important to talk to your doctor to determine if Xenical is right for you as part of a weight-loss program.
Xenical At Work
If you eat an excessive amount of fat or calories, the excess is stored as fat by the body, resulting in weight gain. When you eat fat, your body breaks it down into its simplest components so that it can be digested. Unlike other weight-loss drugs you may have heard about that act in the brain or central nervous system to suppress appetite or to speed up metabolism, Xenical works in your digestive system to block about one-third of the fat in the food you eat from being digested.
Enzymes in your digestive system, called lipases, help digest (or break down) fat. When taken with meals, Xenical attaches to the lipases and blocks them from breaking down some of the fat you have eaten. The undigested fat cannot be absorbed and is eliminated in your bowel movements. By working this way, Xenical helps block about one-third of the fat in the foods you eat from being absorbed by your body.
Taking XENICAL
The recommended dose is one 120-mg capsule by mouth with liquid at each main meal that contains fat. You should take XENICAL up to three times a day in conjunction with a reduced-calorie diet. Each time you take XENICAL, your nutritionally balanced meal should contain no more than about 30% of calories from fat. You should evenly divide your daily intake of fat, carbohydrates and protein over three main meals. Take XENICAL during meals or up to 1 hour after a meal. If you occasionally miss a meal or have a meal without fat, you can omit your dose of XENICAL. Doses above 120 mg three times daily have not been shown to provide an additional weight-loss benefit.
You should try to follow a healthy eating plan, such as the one developed by the American Heart Association. Following this eating plan will help you lose weight while decreasing some of the possible gastrointestinal effects you may experience while taking XENICAL.
For more information about weight-loss, please click here: www.xenical.com
E-Consultation
To have your private e-consultation for Xenical online, just click on the "Dosage & Prices" tab above, and select the dosage strength and quantity you prefer. (Please note that the dosage strength and quantity you have selected my not be what the doctor prescribes, or even that you will successfully obtain a private prescription. This will be determined by the doctor). Then follow the on-screen instructions for completeing your private online e-consultation for Xenical.
Even though you are required to provide payment details (for the medication) before your e-consultation information can be submitted to our doctor, if our doctor determines that it is not suitable to issue you a private prescription for Xenical, then your card will NOT be charged, and we will inform you of the doctor's decision.
If our doctor determines that it's OK to issue you a private prescription for Xenical, then they will electronically submit your prescription to our pharmacy supplier. Our pharmacy supplier will then dispense and despatch the medication directly to you via Royal Mail Special Delivery.
Xenical
| Capsules | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Xenical 84 x 120mg Capsules | £120.00 | ||
| Xenical 168 x 120mg Capsules | £190.00 | ||
| Xenical 252 x 120mg Capsules | £280.00 |
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