Special precautions before taking Orlistat
It is very important that your doctor check your progress at regular visits
to make sure that Orlistat is working properly and to check for unwanted
effects.
For patients with diabetes: Weight loss may result in an improvement in your
condition, and your doctor may need to change your dose of oral diabetes
medicine or insulin.
Before taking Orlistat,
the risks of taking the orlistat must be weighed against the good it will do.
This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For orlistat, the following
should be considered:
Allergies - Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic
reaction to orlistat. Also tell your health care professional if you are
allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.
Diet - When using orlistat, your diet should contain no more than 30% of
calories as fat. More fat in your diet will increase the side effects of this
medicine. Your diet should be nutritionally balanced, and your daily intake of
fat, carbohydrates, and protein should be distributed over three main meals.
Pregnancy - Orlistat has not been studied in pregnant women. However,
orlistat may decrease the amount of certain vitamins that your body can absorb
from the food you eat. Make sure you have discussed with your doctor the use of
this medication during pregnancy.
Breast-feeding - It is not known whether orlistat passes into breast milk.
Although most medicines pass into breast milk in small amounts, many of them may
be used safely while breast-feeding. Mothers who are taking this medicine and
who wish to breast-feed should discuss this with their doctor.
Children - Studies on orlistat have been done only in adult patients, and
there is no specific information comparing use of orlistat in children with use
in other age groups.
Older adults - There is no specific information comparing use of orlistat
in the elderly with use in younger adults. However, this medicine is not
expected to cause different side effects or problems in older people than it
does in younger adults.
Other medicines - Although certain medicines should not be used together
at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an
interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the
dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking orlistat, it is
especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking
the following:
- Warfarin - Orlistat may decrease the absorption of vitamin K and
may change your bleeding time
Other medical problems - The presence of other medical problems may
affect the use of orlistat. Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other
medical problems, especially:
- Kidney stones or
- Gallbladder problems-Orlistat may make the condition worse
Here you can read info about:
proper use of orlistat,
orlistat dosage,
storage of orlistat,
precautions while using orlistat,
orlistat side effects.
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