Alli Slimming Capsules – 84 Tablets
₵480.00
alli capsules work in your digestive system to effectively reduce fat absorption. Combined with a weight-loss programme, alli will stop around a quarter of the fat you consume from being absorbed by your body, helping to speed up your weight loss.
It is important to understand that alli capsules are not a replacement for dieting and exercise, but are designed to boost the results of healthier eating and increased activity.
Less waiting, more weight-loss
- alli helps you lose 50% more weight than dieting alone
- Safe, easy-to swallow capsules
- Makes your hard work, work harder.
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Serious side effects
It is not known how frequently these side effects occur
- Severe allergic reactions - severe breathing difficulties, sweating, rash, itching, swollen face, rapid heartbeat, collapse. Stop taking the capsules. Get medical help immediately.
- Bleeding from the back passage (rectum)
- Diverticulitis (inflammation of the large intestine). Symptoms may include lower stomach (abdominal) pain, particularly on the left side, possibly with fever and constipation
- Pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas). Symptoms may include severe abdominal pain sometimes radiating towards the back, possibly with fever, nausea and vomiting
- Skin blistering (including blisters that burst)
- Severe stomach pain caused by gallstones.
- Hepatitis (inflammation of the liver). Symptoms can include yellowing skin and eyes, itching, dark coloured urine, stomach pain and liver tenderness (indicated by pain under the front of the rib cage on your right hand side), sometimes with loss of appetite.
- Oxalate nephropathy (build-up of calcium oxalate which may lead to kidney stones).
- Wind (flatulence), with or without oily spotting
- Sudden bowel motions
- Fatty or oily stools
- Soft stools
Active ingredient: Orlistat 60mg.
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline cellulose (E460), Sodium starch glycolate (Type A), Povidone (E1201) (Kvalue 30), Sodium laurilsulfate, Talc, Gelatin, Indigo carmine (E132), Titanium dioxide (E171), Sorbitan monolaurate, Shellac, Iron oxide black (E172), Propylene glycol, Polysorbate 80.
Adults 18 and over: Take one capsule, three times a day, just before, during or up to one hour after meals. Swallow the capsule whole with water. Do not take more than 3 capsules a day.
This usually means one capsule at breakfast, lunch and dinner.
If you miss a meal, or your meal contains no fat, do not take a capsule. alli does not work unless there is some fat in the meal.
Physical activity is an important part of a weight loss programme. Remember to check with your doctor first, if you have not exercised before. Continue to be active while taking alli and after you stop taking it.
alli should not be taken for more than six months. If you do not lose weight after taking alli for 12 weeks, see your doctor or pharmacist for advice. You may need to stop taking alli.
Do not take more than 3 capsules a day. If you have taken too many capsules, contact a doctor as soon as possible.
If you miss taking a capsule: If it is less than an hour since your last main meal, take the missed capsule. If it is more than an hour since your last main meal, do not take the missed capsule. Wait and take the next capsule around your next main meal as usual.
Do not take alli capsules:
- If you are allergic to orlistat or any of the ingredients of this medicine (please see leaflet enclosed with your medicine)
- If you are pregnant or breast-feeding.
- If you are taking ciclosporin, used after organ transplants, for severe rheumatoid arthritis and some severe skin conditions.
- If you are taking warfarin or other medicines used to thin the blood.
- If you have cholestasis (condition where the flow of bile from the liver is blocked).
- If you have problems absorbing food (chronic malabsorption syndrome) diagnosed by a doctor.
- diabetes. Tell your doctor who may need to adjust your anti-diabetic medicine.
- have kidney disease. Talk to your doctor before taking alli if you have problems with your kidneys. The use of orlistat may be associated with kidney stones in patients suffering from chronic kidney disease
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This medicine must not be taken by children and adolescents under 18 years old. Do not take alli with these medicines
- Ciclosporin: ciclosporin is used after organ transplants, for severe rheumatoid arthritis and some severe skin conditions.
- Warfarin or other medicines used to thin the blood.
- The oral contraceptive pill may be less effective if you get severe diarrhoea. Use an extra method of contraception if you get severe diarrhoea.
- alli can lower the levels of some vitamins absorbed by your body. The multivitamin should contain vitamins A, D, E and K. You should take the multivitamin at bedtime, when you will not be taking alli, to help ensure that the vitamins are absorbed.
- amiodarone, used for heart rhythm problems.
- acarbose, (an anti-diabetic medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus). alli is not recommended for people taking acarbose.
- a thyroid medicine (levothyroxine) as it may be necessary to adjust your dose and take your medicines at different times of the day.
- a medicine for epilepsy as any changes in the frequency and severity of your convulsions should be discussed with your doctor.
- medicines to treat HIV. It is important that you consult your doctor before taking alli if you are receiving treatment for HIV.
- medicines for depression, psychiatric disorders or anxiousness.
- If you are taking a medicine for high blood pressure as it may be necessary to adjust your dose.
- If you are taking a medicine for high cholesterol as it may be necessary to adjust your dose.
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