XENICAL may be right for you if you are considerably overweight (at least 30% above ideal weight or a body mass index of 30 or greater). XENICAL may also be right for you if you are overweight (at least 20% above ideal weight or a body mass index of 27 or greater) and also have other risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, or diabetes.
How to determine
your body mass index (BMI)
You should not take Xenical if you:
- consistently have problems absorbing food (chronic malabsorption);
or
- have gallbladder problems; or
- are pregnant or are breastfeeding a child; or
- have ever had an allergic reaction to orlistat or any
of the inactive ingredients in XENICAL.
drug information
