Clinical Surveys of Xenical/Orlistat
Effect on Obese & Severely Overweight Patients
Xenical Diet Pills - Some Survey Results
A 2002 conference in London organised by
the Association for the Study of Obesity, has been told that many patients
prescribed Xenical fail to achieve the weight loss target recommended
by NICE to quality for continued therapy. (Patients must lose 5 percent
of body weight within 3 months to qualify for further weight loss therapy.)
The weight loss presentation looked at
results of an audit of conducted of 331 patients who were seen at a weight
management clinic.
Patients had an average weight of 126kg
and one third of patients were started on Xenical therapy.
After three months:
34 percent had lost 5 percent or more of
their weight.
20 percent had lost between 3-5 percent.
25 percent had lost less than 3 percent.
20 percent had either failed to lose weight/had gained weight.
Lead researcher Dr Karen Slevin commented
that:
"If you look at absolute weight loss,
rather than percentages, [the results] are very encouraging. Within the
group that lost 3-5 percent of their weight, there are people who have
lost close to a stone [6.4 kilos]." And that it should be a medical
decision whether to observe the NICE guidance and stop therapy in those
who failed to lose 5 percent of their weight after 3 months.
Source: Association for the Study of Obesity
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