Xenical.
Xenical (orlistat) can be prescribed for the treatment of obesity in people with a number of other health problems, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and heart disease. Xenical comes as a capsule for oral administration that you will need to take in complete accordance with your doctor's recommendations. You are supposed to take it three times a day with meals that contain some fat. If your meal did not contain any fat - you can skip the dose of Xenical you were supposed to take and use it next time. Try to avoid missing your doses if your meals do contain fat, as this may affect the success of your treatment quite negatively. Your health care provider is supposed to be aware of the fact you are taking any other medications that can interact with Xenical, and the following ones are important to report: anticoagulants, other weight loss medications, medications for diabetes, medications for thyroid, and medications to control blood pressure. There is no need to worry if you get a few mild side effects of Xenical that only mean this medicine is working for you. The following ones can be experienced: oily or fatty stools, increased number of bowel movements, urgent need to have a bowel movement, irregular menstrual periods, loose stools, oily spotting, gas with oily spotting, headache, stomach pain, anxiety,