Orlistat 60mg
Weight Loss
The recommended dose is one 60 mg capsule to be taken three times daily., before, during or up to 1 hour after each meal.
Swallow the capsule whole with water.
No more than three 60 mg capsules to be taken in 24 hours.
The absorption of fat-soluble vitamins can be lowered by alli, so you should also take a multivitamin every day at bedtime to ensure adequate absorption of vitamins A, D, E and K.
Do not take alli for more than 6 months – they are only a temporary weight loss aid.
alli capsules only work when there is fat present in your diet. If you miss a main meal or if you have a meal containing no fat, you should not take the tablets.
Weight loss may also affect the dose of medicines taken for other conditions. Be sure to advise your prescriber of any other medicines you may be taking.
Do not use alli if you are allergic to orlistat or to any of the other ingredients of alli.
Do not use alli if you have chronic malabsorption syndrome, if you have cholestasis (a form of liver disease which reduces or prevents the flow of bile from your liver), if you are pregnant or breast-feeding
Inform your doctor if you suffer from problems with your kidney.
Headache, abdominal pain/discomfort, urgent or increased need to open the bowels, flatulence (wind) with discharge, oily discharge, oily or fatty stools, liquid stools.
Low blood sugar levels and bloating (experienced by some people with type 2 diabetes)
Rectal pain/discomfort, soft stools, incontinence (stools), tooth/gum disorder, irregularity of menstrual cycle, tiredness.
Microcrystalline cellulose (E460), sodium starch glycolate (type A), povidone (E1201), sodium laurilsulfate and talc.
gelatine, indigo carmine (E132), titanium dioxide (E171), edible printing ink, shellac, iron oxide black (E172), propylene glycol.
gelatin, polysorbate 80, indigo carmine (E132).
This medicine can cause harmless changes in your bowel habits, such as fatty or oily stools, due to the elimination of undigested fat. The possibility of this happening may increase if alli is taken with a diet high in fat.
Your daily intake of fat should be distributed evenly over three main meals because if alli is taken with a meal very high in fat, the possibility of gastrointestinal effects may increase.
The use of an additional contraceptive method is recommended to prevent possible failure of oral contraception that could occur in case of severe diarrhoea.
Please read the enclosed Patient Information Leaflet for full details of side effects which may occur.
