Orlistat

🧮 Dose calculator

Obesity · Regimen source: FDA Xenical · 2

• • During or up to 1 h after the meal; skip if the meal is missed or fat-free. Reduced-calorie diet with about 30% fat. Multivitamin with fat-soluble vitamins 2 h apart. FDA Xenical · 2

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyContraindicated

  Label: contraindicated in pregnancy. FDA Xenical · 4

  “XENICAL is contraindicated in: Pregnancy [see Use in Specific Populations (8.1) ] Patients with chronic malabsorption syndrome Patients with cholestasis Patients with known hypersensitivity to XENICAL or to any component of this product Pregnancy ( 4 , 8.1 ) Chronic malabsorption syndrome ( 4 ) Cholestasis ( 4 ) Known …”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Xenical · 8.3

  “Caution should be exercised when XENICAL is administered to a nursing woman.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Xenical · 8.4

  “Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients below the age of 12 have not been established.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Xenical · 8.5

  “Clinical studies of XENICAL did not include sufficient numbers of patients aged 65 years and older to determine whether they respond differently from younger patients [see Clinical Studies (14) ] .”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.