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 it orally. It is
usually taken tree times a day with food. Take Xenical exactly as directed. 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.
Storage
Store this medication at room temperature and out
of the reach of children. Protect from moisture. Keep container tightly closed.
Throw away any unused medicine after the expiration date.
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.
Disclaimer
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