Make sure you follow specific instructions given to you by your prescriber. The usual dose of Xenical (Orlistat) is one 120mg capsule taken with each of the three main meals of the day. To gain the most benefit avoid foods containing fat between meals such as biscuits, chocolate and savoury snacks.

• Swallow the medicine whole with a glass of water
• Xenical (Orlistat) 120mg Weight Loss capsules can be taken before, during or up to one hour after each main meal
• If you miss your meal or have a meal low in fat, you should not take your dose of Xenical tablets
• If you have been advised to take a multivitamin preparation, you should take it at bedtime or two hours after taking Xenical pills

The active substance is Orlistat and each capsule contains 120 mg of Orlistat.  The other ingredients are Microcrystalline Cellulose (E460), Sodium Starch Glycolate (Type A), Povidone (E1201), Sodium Lauril Sulfate and Talc. The capsule shell consists of Gelatine, Indigo Carmine (E132), Titanium Dioxide (E171) and Edible Printing Ink.
 

Do not take Xenical tablets:

• If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to Orlistat or to any of the other ingredients of Xenical
• If you have chronic malabsorption syndrome (insufficient absorption of nutrients from alimentary tract)
• If you have cholestasis (liver disorder)
• If you are pregnant or breast-feeding

Please inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, even those not prescribed.

To gain the maximum benefit from Xenical Orlistat, you should follow the nutrition program recommended to you by your doctor. As with any weight-control program, overconsumption of fat and calories may reduce any weight loss effect.