Orlistat overdose

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

## Overdosage topics

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Overdose

Treatment

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### Overdose

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Single doses of 800 mg XENICAL and multiple doses of up to 400 mg three times a day for 15 days have been studied in normal weight and obese subjects without significant adverse findings. Return to top

### Treatment

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Should a significant overdose of XENICAL occur, it is recommended that the patient be observed for 24 hours. Based on human and animal studies, systemic effects attributable to the lipase- inhibiting properties of orlistat should be rapidly reversible. Return to top

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Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.