orlistat slide presentation

Outpatient Drug Use Trends: Orlistat

•Dispensed prescriptions for all age groups have continued to decrease: from ~1.6 million (Oct 2001- Sept 2002) to 547,000 (Oct 2005- Sept 2006).1

•Orlistat is prescribed mainly in adults.2

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•Pediatric patients (ages 1-16) account for <1 % of prescriptions annually.2

1Verispan, LLC, Vector One® National (VONA) Data extracted 1-12-2007

2Verispan, Total Patient Tracker, data extracted 1-18-2007