Xenical 120 mg - 90 Caps $270
Using 1 capsule for lunch
and 1 capsule for dinner,
the cost is $6 per day. |
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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.
How Taken
Xenical comes in a capsule to take orally. It is usually taken two to three
times a day with food. 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.
Warnings/Precautions
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.
Missed Dose
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.
Possible Side Effects
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.
Overdose
Seek emergency medical attention. Symptoms of a Xenical overdose are not
known.
More Information
Xenical may decrease your body's absorption of some fat-soluble vitamins.
To ensure adequate nutrition, your doctor may recommend taking a multivitamin
that contain 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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precautions, or adverse effects of your medication. This is only general
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