Weight Loss

Xenical Tablets 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 Xenical tablets if you are allergic to orlistat or to any of the other ingredients of Xenical

Do not use Xenical 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.

ONE to be taken THREE times daily WITH MEALS

This medicine can cause harmless changes in your bowel habits, such as fatty or oily stools, due to the elimina-tion of undigested fat. The possibility of this happening may increase if Xenical is taken with a diet high in fat.

Your daily intake of fat should be distributed evenly over three main meals because if Xenical 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

No special storage requirements .