Xenical also known as orlistat is a lipase inhibitor used to treat people suffering from obesity. It acts by reducing the absorption of fats contained in food. Xenical, unlike most of the other weight loss drugs that acts on certain areas of the brain to affect the patients’ appetite, does not actually have much effect on the brain, but takes action in the patient’s stomach (mostly in the lumen of the stomach) by minimizing the fat intake by the body.

Thus, Xenical does not have the side effects of this type of medication, that while making you eat less and lose weight, affect the blood stream by causing systemic side disorders (affecting the central nervous system and cardiovascular system). Also, drugs that act on the brain to affect appetite are usually only indicated for a short-term use and only help people change their eating habits during this short period they will be taking them (once they interrupt the treatment, they will soon recover the weight they lost).

Xenical capsules (dark-blue or hard-gelatin) are available for oral administration at 120 mg per capsule that contain orlistat as active ingredient (inactive ingredients including sodium starch glycolate, sodium lauryl sulfate, talc, microcrystalline cellulose, and povidone. The capsule shell contains FD&C Blue No. 1 and FD&C Blue No. 1 aluminum lake, titanium dioxide, gelatin, , titanium dioxide and with printing of pharmaceutical glaze NF. 30 tablets of Xenical 120 mg available at $51.84, 60 tablets at $95.99 and 90 tablets at $132.35. Shipping within the US is at $9.95. Note that weight loss will reward you with a better health (a loss of 5-10% will greatly reduce the probability of contracting diseases related to weight).