SLIMAIM CAPSULES

DESCRIPTION:

For weight loss, weight maintenance, and prevention of weight regain.

SlimAim (orlistat) is an over-the-counter medication used to help people lose weight. Studies have shown that SlimAim can help people lose more weight than dieting alone. The weight loss drug is intended for overweight adults age 18 and older who also follow a reduced-calorie, low-fat diet.

SlimAim belongs to a class of drugs called lipase inhibitors. It blocks the intestines from absorbing about 25% of the fat that you eat. SlimAim helps reduce the amount of a particularly dangerous type of belly fat called visceral fat, which has been linked to type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke.

LEGAL STATUS:

On 23^rd January 2006, a U.S. Food & Drug Administration advisory panel voted 11 to 3 to recommend the approval of an OTC formulation of orlistat. Approval was granted on 07^th February 2007, and Orlistat became the first weight loss drug officially sanctioned by the U.S. government for over-the-counter use. On 21^st January 2009, the European Medicines Agency approved the sale of orlistat without a prescription

COMPOSITION:

Orlistat Pellets 50% equivalent to Orlistat……120mg

DIRECTION FOR USE:

The recommended dose of SlimAim in obesity is 120mg capsules with each main meal (during or up to one hour after the meal)

 PRESENTATION:

Alu-Alu stripes, Packed in a cardboard box.

 REFERENCES:

1. http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB01083
2. http://www.patient.co.uk/health/orlistat-help-with-weight-loss
3. Torgerson JS, Hauptman J, Boldrin MN, Sjostrom L: Orlistat (Slimaim) in the prevention of diabetes in obese subjects (XENDOS) study: a randomized stud of orlistat as an adjunct to lifestyle changes for the prevention of type 2 diabetes in obese patients, Diabetes Care, 2004 Jan;27(1):155-61. Pubmed
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlistat