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ANDANZA – Orlistat 120 mg / 30 Tablets
🧪 Active Ingredient:
Orlistat 120 mg
💊 Presentation:
📦 Box with 30 tablets/capsules
🧾 Route of Administration: Oral
⚖️ Therapeutic Class:
🏃 Anti-obesity / Fat absorption inhibitor
🌿 Weight control medication
🩺 Medical Indications:
✔️ Treatment of overweight and obesity
✔️ For patients with BMI ≥ 30, or ≥ 27 with risk factors (diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia)
✔️ Used in combination with reduced-calorie diet and physical activity
🔬 Mechanism of Action:
🔒 Inhibits gastric and pancreatic lipase
💥 Prevents absorption of ~30% of dietary fat
⏰ Recommended Dosage:
🔹 1 capsule (120 mg) with each main meal containing fat
🕒 Take during or up to 1 hour after the meal
📌 Skip dose if a meal contains no fat
⚠️ Warnings and Precautions:
⚠️ Common GI side effects (gas, oily stools, fecal urgency)
🧴 May reduce absorption of fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K)
💊 Recommend multivitamin supplement taken 2 hours apart
🚫 Contraindicated in pregnancy, chronic malabsorption syndrome, or severe liver disease
📦 Storage:
🌡️ Store at room temperature (15–30 °C)
🔒 Keep out of reach of children
The active ingredient orlistat is used for the treatment of obesity, along with a moderately hypocaloric diet. It is an anti-obesity medication, although it does not take away the appetite. It is a potent, specific and long-acting gastrointestinal lipase inhibitor. The inactivated enzyme is unable to hydrolyze dietary fats, allowing 30% of fat ingested with food to pass through the gastrointestinal tract without being digested. Therefore, your body can not convert this dietary fat into energy source and convert it into adipose tissue. Therefore, this will help you reduce your weight.