Xenical (Orlistat) 120mg Capsules
What is Xenical and how is it used?
Xenical is a prescription medicine used to treat the symptoms of obesity management in the presence of other risk factors or diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus or hyperlipidemia. Xenical may be used alone or with other medications.
Xenical is a gastrointestinal agent.
It is not known if Xenical is safe and effective in children younger than 12 years of age.
What are the possible side effects of Xenical?
- severe stomach pain,
- severe pain in your lower back,
- blood in your urine,
- painful or difficult urination,
- little or no urination,
- swelling in your feet or ankles,
- feeling tired,
- shortness of breath,
- nausea,
- upper stomach pain,
- itching,
- loss of appetite,
- dark colored urine,
- clay-colored stools, and
- yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice)
Get medical help right away, if you have any of the symptoms listed above.
The most common side effects of Xenical include:
- oily or fatty stools,
- oily spotting in your undergarments,
- orange or brown colored oil in your stool,
- gas or oily discharge,
- loose stools,
- urgent need to go to the bathroom,
- inability to control bowel movements,
- increased number of bowel movements,
- stomach pain,
- nausea, and
- rectal pain
Tell the doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.
These are not all the possible side effects of Xenical. For more information, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
PRODUCT INFO
• By law, once a prescription has left the pharmacy it may not be returned for resale. If we made an error while filling
your prescription, we will refund your costs and the costs charged to your insurance company.
» A prescription error is ‘any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient
harm, such as wrong drug, wrong dose, wrong directions, etc.’
• We are not responsible for
» Failure of the patient to attain the package in a timely manner after delivery.
» Dissatisfaction with a medication due to the chosen flavor, side effects, or lack of efficacy.
» Errors made by the patient or caregiver when calling for refills.
• It is your responsibility to inform our staff of adjustments in your therapy, changes in your personal information,
change of address and change of insurance.
» You may have informed your prescriber of address and insurance changes but they do not routinely forward
that information to the pharmacy.
» In addition, verbal conversations between you and your doctor regarding the use of your medications are not
routinely shared with the pharmacist.
• A prescription will not be refunded more than 10 days after the patient has received the prescription.Auto-Ship Policy
• Any non-prescription product can be enrolled in Auto-ship.
• The Auto-ship program is very flexible. We can adjust your order at any time prior to your scheduled shipping date. However, making frequent monthly adjustments does not constitute an automatic shipment and may result in shipping delays or errors.
• As an added convenience, you will receive an automatic email reminder approximately 8 days prior to your scheduled ship date. If you need to make any changes to your order or ship date, please contact Customer Care.
• We will not call you each month to verify shipping address, medications, or authorize costs.
• You will receive an automatic email with tracking information when your order has shipped. You may sign up for these automatic emails by contacting Customer Care.