New Product: Generic Orlistat
Providing significant cost savings for patients dealing with weight management, Prolistat is the only generic product in Australia that contains the active ingredient Orlistat (Innovator Brand: Xenical).
Prolistat is a clinically effective treatment for obese and overweight patients when used in conjunction with a low-calorie diet. It selectively inhibits gastrointestinal (GI) lipase activity within the GI tract, and prevents the absorption of 30% of dietary fat, thus producing a weight-loss effect.
Product Name: Prolistat
Active Ingredients: Orlistat 120 mg
Format: Hard gelatin capsules
Pack Sizes: 42 or 84 capsules
Shelf Life: 24 months
Dosage: One 120 mg capsule with each main meal
Available to pharmacies now through Arrow Pharmaceuticals.
RRPs: 42s $65.00 and 84s $99.00
Order enquiries contact tel. 1300 9 ARROW (27769) or arrowpharma.com.au
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Contraindications, Precautions and Side Effects
Contraindications: hypersensitivity to orlistat, pancreatic enzyme deficiency or chronic pancreatitis and major gastrointestinal surgery, chronic malabsorption syndrome, cholestasis.
Precautions: administer with caution in patients with active peptic ulcer disease, chronically treated psychiatric/ neurological disorders, symptomatic cholelithiasis, postsurgical adhesions, bulimia or laxative abuse, patients with significant cardiac, renal, hepatic, GI or endocrine disorders.
Side Effects: gastrointestinal symptoms, headache, asthenia.
Refer to the full Product Information before recommending. A copy of the Product Information is available upon request or can be downloaded at arrowpharma.com.au