Orlistat

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• Problems absorbing food (chronic malabsorption syndrome) diagnosed by a prescriber
• Liver or kidney problems
• Thyroid problems
• Surgery to remove your gall bladder (cholecsytectomy)
• Cholestasis (condition where the flow of bile form the liver is blocked)
• any serious medical condition which may require immediate hospitalisation

• Other Anti-obesity drugs
• HIV medication
• Fat soluble vitamins
• Oral anticoagulant drugs used to thin the blood such as Warfarin
• Ciclosporin,used after organ transplants, for sever rheumatoid arthritis and some severe skin conditions
• Levothyroxine for thyroid disorders
• Iodine salts
• Amiodarone, used for heart rhythm problems
• Acarbose (an anti-diabetic drug used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus)
• Antidepressants or  Anti-convulsant/anti-epileptic drugs
• Antipsychotics including lithium
• Benzodiazepines including diazepam

• You will read the patient information leaflet supplied with the medication
• You will contact us and inform your GP of your medication if you experience any side effects of treatment, if you start new medication or if your medical conditions change during treatment
• The treatment is solely for your own use
• You have answered all the above questions accurately and truthfully. You understand our prescribers take your answers in good faith and base their prescribing decisions accordingly, and that incorrect information can be hazardous to your health
• You understand that whilst decisions relating to your treatment are made jointly between you and the prescriber, the final decision to issue a prescription will always be with the prescriber.