Slimfast 120mg Tablet

✔️ Uses of Slimfast 120mg

• Treats Obesity (Weight Loss) along with a reduced calorie and lower-fat diet

✔️ How to use Slimfast

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Do not chew, crush or break it. Slimfast may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time. Avoid Slimfast with high-fat meals such as olive oil, nuts & seeds (Brazil nuts), dark chocolate, butter, and meat.

✔️ How Slimfast works

Slimfast is a lipase inhibitor. It works in the stomach and small intestine by blocking the absorption of fat from food by blocking enzymes responsible for the breakdown of fat.

✔️ Benefits of Slimfast 120

Slimfast 120 capsule lessens occasional eating cravings. Slimfast 120 aids in lowering food intake and enables you to decrease additional calories that lead to weight gain from overeating. As a result, Slimfast 120 aids in the treatment of obesity and guards against the harmful side effects of being overweight, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and other major issues. Assisting you in losing weight and improving your quality of life, also raises your confidence.

✔️ Side Effects of Slimfast 120

• Flatulence
• Abrupt bowel movements
• Continental feces
• Watery or runny stools
• Greasy or fatty stools
• Supple stools
• Abdominal pain
• Low amounts of blood sugar
• Having the flu
• Rectal discomfort or agony
• Gum or tooth problems
• Infection of the urinary tract
• Frequent bowel movements
• Anxiety
• Headache
• Infection of the respiratory system
• Irregular ovulation
• Tiredness

✔️ Quick Suggestions:

• Obese people who want to lose weight can take Slimfast.
• It should be taken in conjunction with consistent exercise and a balanced diet.
• Each meal should be taken during or up to an hour following.
• If you miss a meal or your meal has no fat, you should skip your dosage.
• With using Slimfast, a multivitamin supplement including vitamins A, D, and K is advised.
• For no more than six months should you take it. After 12 weeks of using this medication, if you haven't lost any weight, you should stop using it and see a doctor.

✔️ Indications of Slimfast 120

Adults: 

• For the treatment of obese patients with a body mass index (BMI) >30 kg/m2 and overweight patients with a BMI >28 kg/m2 and associated risk factors such as type II diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension, orlistat is recommended in combination with a slightly hypocaloric diet. If a patient has been taking Orlistat for 12 weeks and has not dropped at least 5% of their starting body weight, they should stop taking it.

Teenagers (12 & older): 

• Obesity teens should only be treated with Slimfast if a sufficient loss of body weight cannot be attained by diet and increased physical activity. In particular, orlistat treatment should be taken into consideration if there are any obesity-related problems.

✔️ Pharmacology

A powerful, targeted, and long-acting lipase inhibitor is Slimfast. By establishing a covalent link with the active serine site of gastric and pancreatic lipases, it exerts its therapeutic effect in the lumen of the stomach and upper small intestine. Hence, dietary lipids in the form of triglycerides cannot be hydrolyzed by the inactivated enzyme into absorbable free fatty acids and monoglycerides. Due to the inability of undigested triglycerides to be absorbed, a calorie deficit develops, which is advantageous for weight management. Orlistat does not need to be absorbed into the body for the action, therefore. Orlistat inhibits dietary fat absorption by around 30% at the recommended therapeutic dosage of 120 mg three times per day.

✔️ Dosage & Administration of Slimfast 120

The recommended dose of Orlistat is one 120 mg capsule to be taken immediately before, during, or up to one hour after each main meal. If a meal is missed or contains no fat the dose of Orlistat should be omitted. Doses of Orlistat above 120 mg three times daily have not been shown to provide additional benefits. The effect of Orlistat results in an increase in fecal fat 24-48 hours after dosing. Upon discontinuation of therapy, fecal fat content usually returns to pretreatment levels within 48-72 hours.

The safety & efficacy of Orlistat were investigated in clinical studies lasting up to 4 years. The recommended dose of Orlistat for adolescents is as same as for adults.

Special dosage instruction: The tolerability and efficacy of Orlistat have not been studied in elderly patients, or patients with hepatic and/ or renal impairments.

✔️ Interaction

No interactions with commonly prescribed medications such as alcohol, digoxin, nifedipine, oral contraceptives, phenytoin, pravastatin, warfarin, metformin, glibenclamide, fibrates, furosemide, captopril, or atenolol have been observed in studies.

✔️ Contraindications

Orlistat is contraindicated in patients with chronic malabsorption syndrome, in patients with cholestasis, and in patients who are hypersensitive to orlistat or to any of the other ingredients of the capsules

✔️ Pregnancy & Lactation

Use in pregnancy & lactation: Do not take orlistat if you are pregnant. pregnancy exposed to Orlistat. As it is not known whether Orlistat is excreted in breast milk. Orlistat should not be used during breastfeeding.

✔️ Precautions & Warnings

• Before recommending Orlistat, organic reasons for obesity (such as hypothyroidism) should be ruled out. Co-administration of orlistat and cyclosporine is not advised.
• In individuals taking both medications, cyclosporine should be administered at least two hours before or after orlistat.
• The amount of cyclosporine needs to be measured and checked often.
• In a clinical investigation, type II diabetes individuals lost less weight with orlistat medication than non-diabetic participants.
• When taking orlistat, diabetic medication should be constantly checked.
• The dosage of oral diabetes medications or insulin may need to be changed due to the improvement in glycemic control.
• Patients should be encouraged to follow dietary advice.
• While taking Orlistat with a fatty meal, the likelihood of experiencing gastrointestinal side effects may rise.
• Three main meals should make up the majority of the daily fat intake. Since orlistat has been reported to impair the absorption of several fat-soluble vitamins & beta-carotene, patients should be strongly advised to take a multivitamin supplement that contains fat-soluble vitamins to guarantee proper nutrition.
• Beta carotene and vitamin D levels may also be lower in obese persons than in non-obese patients.
• Avoid eating a lot of fat in your diet. Using orlistat with high-fat meals might raise your chance of experiencing unpleasant side effects on your stomach or intestines.

✔️ Storage Conditions

• Store in a cool & dry place below 30°C, and protect from light & moisture.
• Keep out of reach of children.