Alli 60mg Hard Capsules - 84 Pack [P]

How to Use

Taking alli with food and drink:

alli should be used along with a reduced calorie, lower-fat diet. Try to start this diet before beginning treatment.

• Take one capsule, three times a day
• Take alli at mealtimes. This usually means one capsule at breakfast, lunch and dinner. Make sure your three meals are well balanced, reduced calorie and lower-fat.
• If you miss a meal, or your meal contains no fat, do not take a capsule. alli does not work unless there's some fat in the meal
• Take alli just before, during or up to one hour after meals
• Swallow the capsules whole with water
• If you eat a high-fat meal, do not take more than the recommended dose. Make every effort to avoid any high-fat meals when taking alli
• Do not take more than 3 capsules a day

Multivitamins and alli:

You should take a multivitamin every day. alli can lower the levels of some vitamins absorbed by the body. The multivitamins 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.

Hazards and Cautions

Before you take alli

Do not take alli:

• if you are under 18 years of age
• 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 to thin the blood
• if you are allergic, (hypersensitive) to orlistat or any of the ingredients of alli
• if you have cholestatis (condition where the flow of bile from the liver is blocked)
• if you have problems absorbing food (chronic malabsorbtion syndrome) diagnosed by a doctor

Take special care with alli:

• if you have diabetes. Tell your doctor who may need to adjust your anti-diabetic medicine

Taking other medicines:

alli may affect some medicines you have to take.

• Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking alli if you are taking:

• Amiodarone, used for heart rythm problems
• Acarbose, used for diabetes

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist when taking alli if you are taking:

• A medicine for high blood pressure
• A medicine for high cholesterol

because it may be necessary to adjust your dose.

If you are taking the contraceptive pill, it may be less effective if you get severe diarrhoea. Use an extra method of contraception if this happens.

alli should not be taken for more than six months.

This is a medicine. Consult your doctor or pharmacist if you have an underlying medical condition, are taking any other medication or complementary therapy, or if symptoms persist. Seek advice before using if you are breast feeding, pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or suffer from allergies. Keep all medicines out of the reach of children.