Rational look at the side effects of orlistat

Sep 26
18:56

2013

David Yvon

David Yvon

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Every year when summer is around the corner, lose weight will become one of the hottest topics. Figures from the World Health Organization show that fat people in the world are growing at 1 time every 5 years, at least as much as 500 million obese people in the world now. China's obesity situation is not less than the West.

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According to the most recent "national nutrition and health survey",Rational look at the side effects of orlistat  Articles the current number of overweight in China has reached 200 million, on average every 7.5 people will have a fat people. The strong market demand has led to people concerns about weight-loss products, with the withdrawal of sibutramine hydrochloride, there are remaining the only weight-loss drug orlistat in the world, orlistat is also the only one non-prescription diet pills recognized in 6 weight-loss drugs.

 

Based on adverse drug reactions inspection center, the weight loss drug orlistat may cause constipation, dizziness, abdominal pain, diarrhea, menstrual disorders, skin rashes and other side effects. While United States research report pointed out that taking orlistat can cause liver failure, although cause and effect relationship has not been established. When this news was launched, the orlistat became the social focus attention in the short term.

 

According to the adverse reactions of orlistat, drug experts said that the induced symptoms of taking orlistat are relatively mild, mainly characterized by vomiting, diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms. Up to now, it has not yet experienced serious adverse reactions, such as kidney or liver.

 

"The drug is one-third of poison", first of all, we should know that drugs are neither panacea, nor toxic. Drug itself even in a normal dose and normal usage, while playing therapeutic effects also have a severe reaction, it is a widespread phenomenon in drug use. For the information on adverse drug reactions, not only need to be open and transparent, but also need scientific explanation, at the same time, public should also gradually improve their rational knowledge on drug safety, to avoid making the drug adverse reactions being equal to toxicity.

 

Clinical pharmacology experts said, the "side effects of drugs" are an inherent characteristic of the drug, is a sign of drug action dual nature. People not only had to recognize the therapeutic effects of the formal approval drugs, to its main adverse reactions also need to have a basic understanding. Currently, many States have written these drugs knowledge into a drug instruction book for reference, and integrated a variety of factors which may trigger serious clinical adverse reactions, study out clinical medication considerations, clearly defined scope and duration, specifying indications, contraindications, defined the suitable crowd, precaution against of possible injury risk, or minimized the risk.

 

Drugs were have adverse reaction, which means that even if the drug was through strict testing, examine and approve and testing also qualified, in accordance with normal usage for people, it also has the possibility of appearing adverse reactions. Many pharmaceutical raw materials suppliers introduced that this is within the security scope, but because of individual differences, those reactions would also be ranged from mild to severe. Of course, poor quality drugs produced in the process of production, circulation will be more likely to bring unfavorable reactions to the patient. From a security perspective, the symptoms of adverse drug reactions more clearly, will be easier for doctors to identify and control.

 

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