Obesity drug failing patients due to lack of education about side-effects
Thursday, May 8, 2014 - 18:33
in Health & Medicine
Patients who gained weight 18 months after taking Orlistat attributed their weight-loss failure either to the side effects which have prevented them from sticking to the medication or felt that the medication simply had not worked. Orlistat is currently the only prescribed drug for obesity and functions by reducing the amount of fat absorbed from food eaten.