The FDA Has At Last Approved A Non-Prescription Obesity Pill

The US FDA has finally got around to approving a diet pill which can be purchased over-the-counter and which is aimed at adults suffering from obesity. But will this new pill be effective and is it going to be the solution for the many thousands of obese people who find that losing weight is exceptionally her?

To a certain extend we already know the answers since this is not a new drug at all but one that has been in wide use in the US for several years. The drug, called Orlistat, is in truth simply a half-dose version of the current prescription drug marketed under the name of Xenical.

The normal route to weight loss for obesity sufferers is for doctors to start by recommending a regime of diet and exercise and, where this route does not work, to turn to assisting the dieting process with drugs like Xenical. As a final solution, if this proves unsuccessful, individuals might be offered morbid obesity surgery as the ultimate weight loss solution. This brief examination of the background to treating morbid obesity provides us with an idea of just how this new diet pill is designed to be employed.

Whatever people might want this is without doubt not a case of taking a pill daily and miraculously shedding pounds. Orlistat works in part by stopping the absorption of fat that is eaten and is at its most effective when taken three times each day with meals that contain in the region of fifteen grams of fat. If taken will meals that contain more than fifteen grams of fat taking Orlistat may result in bowel problems.

Use of Orlistat could also impede the absorption of certain vitamins and users ought to take daily multivitamin tablets. The drug is not recommended for people taking any form of blood thinning medicine or being treated for diabetes or thyroid problems.

In the absence of an accompanying diet and exercise program Orlistat will have very little if any affect at all and you will only receive benefit from using it while following a strict diet and exercise program. Nonetheless, even with diet and exercise results are likely to be minor and many people question whether the results (which are based upon the known results from Xenical) make using Orlistat a worthwhile operation.

Perhaps one additional question we ought to ask is just why the FDA has chosen to approve the over-the-counter use of this drug now. Obesity rates are rising at epidemic proportions and there is mounting pressure to find a solution to this problem before it runs literally out of control. A lot of people would argue that the licensing of Orlistat is nothing more than the FDA's reaction to public pressure.

Should Orlistat turn out to be of very little if any use at all it might actually do more harm than good as people suffering from obesity turn their attention towards the drug as the solution to their problem and away from the need to set themselves a strict program of diet and exercise.

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