Orligal

Uses
Orligal (Orlistat) is a weight loss medication used to help with losing weight or preventing weight gain. Orligal prevent the obsorption of dieatry fat into the body, allowing it to pass through the body without turning into body fat. Orlistat doesn not supress your appetite. Orligal should be combined with healthy diet and exercise program for best results.

Dosage and administration
Orligal is a capsules containing 120mg of orlistat. Each pack contains 84 tablets (a 28 day supply).

The recommended dosage for Orligal (Orlistat) is one capsule taken three times daily. Orligal must be taken with a meal containing dietary fat to work properly. It is most commonly taken with the three main meals fo the day.

Swallow Orligal capsules whole with a glass of water.

Orligal will provide optimal results when it is combined with a healthy diet and an exercise program.

Side effects
Orlistat can result in some unwanted side effects. Some of these can be severe and require you to stop taking Orligal. Some side effects are less serious and are just a result of the medicine working asa intended.

Tell your doctor immediately if you experience:

• allergic reaction (hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat)
• severe pain in your lower back
• blood in your urine, painful or difficult urination
• kidney problems such as little or no urinating; swelling in your feet or ankles; feeling tired or short of breath
• liver problems such as nausea, upper stomach pain, itching, tired feeling, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes)

Other side effects you may notice are:

• oily or fatty stools
• oily spotting in your undergarments
• orange or brown colored oil in your stool
• gas and oily discharge
• loose stools, or an urgent need to go to the bathroom, inability to control bowel movements
• an increased number of bowel movements
• stomach pain, nausea, rectal pain

These are to be expected and mean that Orligal is working as it should. Contact your doctor if you are concerned about these.

Precautions
You must not take any product containing orlistat if you:

• are allergic to orlistat
• suffer from chronic malabsorption syndrome (an inability to absorb food and nutrients properly)
• are pregnant

Some conditions can prevent Orligal (Orlistat) from working properly, or can become worse if you take Orlistat. Make sure your doctor knows if you:

• have or have had liver disease
• have or have had kidney disease
• have a history of gallstones or kidney stones
• have or have thyroid conditions
• have a history of pancreatitis
• have or have diabetes (type 1 or type 2)
• have an eating disorder (anorexia or bulimia)

Orlistat can interact unfavourably with some other other medicines, particularly cyclosporine and levothyroxine. If you are taking either of these medicines, make sure to take them three or four hours before or after taking Orligal.