•Precautions:
General
•Substantial weight loss can increase risk of cholelithiasis
• Clinical
trial of type 2 Diabetes prevention:
• orlistat: 47/1649 (2.9%)
• placebo:
30/1655 (1.8%)
• Incidence
of cholelithiasis similar at similar amounts of weight loss
•
•Postmarketing reports:
pancreatitis