Cetilistat is used to treat obesity and associated diseases like diabetes. It is administered along with a healthy low fat nutritious diet, abundant exercise.

Cetilistat is a lipase inhibitor. It works in the stomach and small intestine by blocking the absorption of fat from food by blocking enzymes responsible for the breakdown of fat.

Major & minor side effects for Cetilistat

• Headache
• Nausea or vomiting
• Unusual tiredness or weakness
• Tooth problems
• Trouble with sleeping
• Itching and skin rash
• Yellow colored eyes or skin
• Abdominal pain and discomfort
• Abnormal bowel movements
• Difficulty in breathing
• Dark colored urine
• Loss of appetite

This medicine is not recommended for use in pregnant and breastfeeding            women.

This medicine may interact with many other medicines and may cause severe adverse effects.

This medicine should be used with caution in the elderly patients since the risk of adverse effects is significantly higher.

This medicine is not recommended for use in children since the safety and efficacy of use are not clinically established.

This medicine should be used with caution in patients with a history of kidney and liver diseases due to the increased risk of severe adverse effects.

This medicine may increase gastrointestinal adverse effects such as diarrhea, bloating, loss of appetite, flatulence, etc. in some patients.

This medicine is not recommended for use in patients who have had an organ transplant procedure performed in the recent times due to an increase in the risk of rejection.