Xenical is a drug that helps you lose weight as it reduces fat absorption and controls weight in the long term. In addition, it improves certain diseases associated with obesity such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes.
This drug has in its composition Orlistate, a compound that acts directly on the digestive system, preventing about 30% of the fats ingested in each meal from being absorbed, eliminated with faeces.
- However.
- For it to work properly.
- Xenical must be taken in combination with a slightly lower calorie diet than usual.
- So that weight loss and weight can be achieved more easily.
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The price of xenical 120 mg varies between 200 and 400 reais, depending on the amount of pills in the box.
However, it is also possible to buy the generic of this drug from the conventional pharmacy under the name Of Orlistate 120 mg, with a price of 50 to 70 reais.
Xenical is indicated to accelerate weight loss in obese people with a body mass index equal to or greater than 28 kg/m, when associated with a diet.
It is recommended to take 1 tablet 3 times a day, at the same time as the main meals of the day: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
To enhance its effect, it is advisable to follow a diet guided by a nutritionist, as it is important to reduce the consumption of foods rich in fats such as frying, cold cuts, cakes, biscuits and other treats.
Treatment with this medicine should be discontinued after 12 weeks if the person has not eliminated at least 5% of their body weight.
Some of the most common side effects of this medicine include diarrhea, abdominal pain, oily and oily stools, excessive gas, urgency to evacuate or increased stool count.
This medicinal product should not be used by pregnant or lactating women, as well as by patients with chronic problems of intestinal absorption, diarrhoea or gallbladder and patients allergic to any of the components of the formula.
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