Xenical orlistat is a highly effective slimming pill. The medicine has helped millions of obese people lose considerable amount of body weight and lead healthier lives. Marketed by Roche pharmaceuticals, Xenical orlistat received approval from the FDA in 1999 as a prescription only obesity treatment medication.

Unique feature of Xenical is that it works as a fat absorption inhibitor weight loss pills. Unlike various other slimming pills that work on your brain to suppress your appetite, Xenical works in your digestive system to inhibit the absorption of fat in your diet. By working in this mechanism, Xenical prevents as much as 30% of the fat from being digested and absorbed. The undigested fat cannot be absorbed by your body and is eliminated out of your system through normal bowel movements. Your effective calorie intake is reduced and you lose weight faster. But this does not mean that you can eat anything you want and Xenical will make you slim. Xenical will only help you achieve your weight loss goal if you take the treatment along with a reduced calorie diet and regular physical exercise. In fact, if you take Xenical along with a high calorie meal you might have to face embarrassing side effects such as oily spotting, gas with discharge, oily or fatty stools, increased number of bowel movements and an inability to control bowel movements.

Ingredients of Xenical

Each Xenical capsule contains 120mg of the active ingredient, orlistat . In addition, the capsule also contains following inactive ingredients - microcrystalline cellulose, sodium starch glycolate, sodium lauryl sulfate, povidone and talc. Each capsule shell contains gelatin, titanium dioxide, and FD&C Blue No.1, with printing of pharmaceutical glaze NF, titanium dioxide, and FD&C Blue No.1 aluminium lake.

Xenical effective for weight loss

Xenical slimming pills have been extensively studied in various clinical trials. The medicine has been proven to be safe and effective in helping people lose significant amount of weight. Studies have shown that Xenical can help you lose 5-10% of your body weight. In clinical studies of Xenical, almost 2/3rd of participants who took up Xenical treatment along with diet lost at least 5% of their body weight after 2 years. On the other hand, only half of the people treated with diet alone managed to lose 5% of their weight. Research has proved that that if you are overweight, a loss of 5-10% of your body weight can result in improved health.

Apart from weight loss, Xenical also helps to decrease total and LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol), reduce blood pressure, reduce insulin levels, reduce the risk or delay the progression to type 2 diabetes in patients

Dosage of Xenical

As Xenical is a prescription only slimming pill, you should always consult your doctor to know the appropriate dosage of the medication. Typically, doctors prescribe Xenical 120mg pill to be taken thrice a day with every main meal that contains fat. If you occasionally miss a meal or take a meal which does not contain fat you can skip that dosage of Xenical. Your doctor can also prescribe you a fat-soluble multi-vitamin pill once a day at least 2 hours before or after taking Xenical, such as at bedtime. It is important to take multi-vitamin along with Xenical as the slimming pill may reduce the absorption of some of the vitamins in your diet.