Teva Orlistat 60 mg 84 capsules

Dosage and method of use

Orlistat Teva should be taken in combination with a low-calorie, reduced-fat diet, so it is advisable to choose the day you start taking the capsules. Before you start taking the capsules, start with a low-calorie and reduced-fat diet and allow your body a few days to get used to the new eating habits. Orlistat Teva is taken with main meals - i.e. Take one capsule 3 times a day immediately before, during or at the latest within one hour after meals. If you skip a meal or if the meal contains no fat, do not take the capsule. The drug only works if it is given with a diet containing fat. The capsule should be taken with water. If you eathigh-fat meals, do not take more of the product than the recommended dose. While taking Orlistat Teva, try to avoid any high-fat food. It is also recommended to take a multivitamin every day while taking Orlistat Teva. Orlistat Teva can reduce the levels of some vitamins that are absorbed, especially vitamins A, D, E and K. fat-soluble vitamins. Multivitamins should be taken at bedtime to ensure that the vitamins are absorbed. Successful weight loss and subsequent weight maintenance does not only consist in changing your diet for a short period of time takingOrlistat Teva. If you want to maintain your weight loss, it is important to maintain your changes in diet and exercise habits even after you have stopped treatment with Orlistat Teva.

Contraindications

Not intended for children under 18 years of age. Orlistat Teva is indicated in conjunction with a low-calorie, reduced-fat diet to reduce body weight in overweight adult patients (over 18 years of age) - Body Mass Index is 28 or higher. If you do not lose weight even after 12 weeks of treatment with this medicine, consult your doctor or pharmacist. You may need to stop taking the medicine. The duration of treatment should not exceed 6 months. Do not take if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. The active ingredient in Orlistat Teva is designed to hit the fats in your digestive system. It prevents the absorption ofabout a quarter of the fats taken in through food. These fats pass through your body and are excreted in the stool. Following a reduced-fat diet is also important when taking Orlistat Teva. If this is the case, the effect of the capsules will help you lose weight more than when sticking to the diet alone. For every two kilos you lose through dieting, Orlistat Teva will help you lose another kilo. Read the package insert carefully.

Storage

Always keep the product out of the sight and reach of children. Keep in the original packaging to protect the product from light. Store at temperatures up to 25 °C. Do not use after the expiry date stated on the box and blister after EXP. The expiry date shall be the last day of the month indicated. Do not dispose of any medicines in wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to dispose of products you no longer use. These measures help protect the environment.

Notice

Over-the-counter medicine. Read the full package leaflet carefully before taking this medicine. Orlistat Teva is a medicinal product for internal use. It contains the active substance orlistatum.

Manufacturer's address:
Teva Pharmaceuticals CR s. r. o., Sokolovská 136/A, 180 00 Prague