More about Alli (Orlistat) weight loss pills

May 16
2010
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Alli (Orlistat) is exciting news for adults who are overweight with a BMI of 28 or over, want to lose weight and who understand the importance of sensible eating when they’re trying to lose weight. If you know what it’s like to step on the scales and not lose as much weight as you were expecting, alli could be just what you need.

  • alli is not a magic slimming pill. It’s a weight loss capsule designed to be used with a support programme to help boost your weight loss. It’s clinically proven that adding alli to a reduced calorie, lower-fat diet can boost your weight loss by 50%.
  • It works by stopping some of the fat you eat from being absorbed, so for every 2 lb (1 kg) you lose from eating healthily, adding alli can help you lose 1 lb (1/2 kg) more.
  • alli is the first pharmacy-only weight loss aid licensed throughout Europe.

What other drugs will affect Alli?

Before taking Alli, tell your doctor if you are using any of the following drugs:

  • insulin or diabetes medications you take by mouth;
  • cyclosporine (Gengraf, Neoral, Sandimmune);
  • digoxin (digitalis, Lanoxin, Lanoxicaps);
  • levothyroxine (Synthroid, Levoxyl, Levothroid); or
  • a blood thinner such as warfarin (Coumadin).

This list is not complete and there may be other drugs that can interact with orlistat. Tell your doctor about all your prescription and over-the-counter medications, vitamins, minerals, herbal products, and drugs prescribed by other doctors. Do not start a new medication without telling your doctor.

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What is Alli (Orlistat)?

May 06
2010
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In what for many was a surprise, but welcome relief, the US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) have formally endorsed the first weight loss drug to be available over the counter without prescription, named “alli”.  The release of this anti-obesity wonder drug – the Alli Diet Pill - may well have come at the right time with recent reports showing a growing problem in both the European and US markets (with Europe particularly disappointing of late).  

While the US has been troubled by obesity for some time, with some 65 percent of adults overweight or obese, the problem is starting to take hold in Europe.  While weight loss pills have attracted some negative comment in the past, the fact the FDA have approved the product offers a great deal of support to many.

The Alli diet pill itself is a reduced strength version of the prescription weight loss drug Xenical (also known as Orlistat) which has an impressive safety record, and encouraging clinical trial results.  In the original trials of Xenical it was shown that when used in conjunction with a traditional weight loss program , the treatment resulted in an average loss of 12.4 pounds over 6 months (the placebo patients only losing half that amount).

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