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Special warnings about this medication
.For patients with diabetes: Weight loss may result in an improvement in your condition, and your doctor may need to change your dose of oral diabetes medicine or insulin.
Visit your doctor
on a regular basis to check your progressto make sure that this medicine is working properly and to check for unwanted effects
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Other medical problems
Before taking Xenical,
tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to Xenical or any other drugs.
tell your doctor if you have or have ever had anorexia nervosa or bulimia, galls
tones, thyroid disease, diabetes, kidney problems, or if you consistently have problems absorbing food (malabsorption syndrome).
tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or
are breast-feeding.
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How should this medicine be used?
Xenical comes as a capsule to take by mouth. It is usually taken three times a day with each main meal that contains fat. Each time you take Xenical, your meal should contain no more than about 30% of
calories from fat. Take Xenical during or up to 1 hour after a meal. If a meal is missed or does not have fat, you may skip your dose. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and
ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand.
Xenical is in a class of drugs called lipase inhibitors. It works in your intestines, where it blocks some of the fat
you eat from being absorbed and disgested. This undigested fat is then removed in your bowel movements (BM).
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Symptoms of overdose
There is no report for massive overdose of Xenical. Although the drug seems relatively harmless, any medication taken in excess can have serious consequences. If you suspect an overdose, seek medical
attention.
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Why is this medication prescribed?
Xenical is used with a low-calorie diet to help you lose weight and to maintain your weight after weight loss. Xenical is used in patients with a certain weight who may also have high blood pressure,
diabetes, high cholesterol, or heart disease.
- Xenical is in a class of drugs called lipase inhibitors. It works in your intestines, where it blocks some of the fat you eat from being absorb
ed and disgested. This undigested fat is then removed in your bowel movements (BM).
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Significant Interactions:
If Xenical is taken with certain other drugs, the effects of either could be increased, decreased, or altered. It is especially important to check with your doctor before combining Xenical with the fo
llowing:
- Cyclosporine (Neoral and Sandimmune)
- Warfarin (Coumadin)
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