WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PHARMACOTHERAPY

WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PRODUCT PHARMACOTHERAPY 1) XENICAL - orlistat 120mg - fat absorption inhibitor A) HOW DOES IT WORK - form covalent bond with lipase - inactivate lipase - allows 33% of fat to pass thru gut undigested

B) WHEN TO START TREATMENT - loss 2.5kg in 4 weeks thru diet. C) WHEN TO DISCONTINUE TREATMENT - loss 5% in body weight within 12 weeks - after 2 years

D) HOW TO TAKE - 1 cap before or after meal 3 times daily E) WHO ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE - pregnant mother - breast-feading mother - children

F) UNDESIRABLE EFFECT - oily spotting from rectum ( 27%) - flatus with discharge (24%) - faecal urgency (22%) - fatty/oily stools (20%) - faecal incontinence (8%)

G) HOW TO OPTIMISE RESULT - xenical therapy, diet & exercise - 1 year study Diet + exercise = 12.5 kg loss Xenical + diet + exercise = 27.5kg

H) DRUG COST COST PRICE : $ 238.00 PER BOX OF 84 CAPSULES BONUS : 10 + 1 UNIT PRICE AFTER BONUS : $217.00 OR $2.58 PER CAPSULE

I) HARGA JUALAN HARGA JUALAN SEKOTAK = $ 280.00 UNTUK CASH PATIENT SAHAJA

2) DUROMINE - phentermine HCl 30mg - appetite suppressant A) HOW DOES IT WORK - indirectly stimulates hypothalamus (hunger centre) leading to suppression of appetite

B) WHEN TO START TREATMENT - BMI above 25 C) HOW LONG CAN I TAKE DUROMINE - short term treatment (3 - 6 months) - resistance to duromine after few months of treatment

D) HOW TO TAKE 1 cap per day before breakfast E) WHO ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE - moderate- severe hypertensive patient - cardiovascular disease - children - pregnant, breastfeeding mother

F) SIDE EFFECT - stay awake - lack concentration

G) HOW TO OPTIMISE RESULT Duromine theraphy + exercise

H) DRUG COST COST PRICE : $ 283.90 PER BOX OF 300 CAP BONUS : 14+4 UNIT PRICE AFTER BONUS :$ 220.81 OR $ 0.74 PER CAP

I) SELLING PRICE OUR SELLING PRICE : $ 1.50 PER CAPSULE

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