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Contraindications

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These include:

  • patients with chronic malabsorption syndrome or cholestasis
  • women who are breast-feeding
  • not recommended for use in pregnancy or childhood
  • the manufacturers of orlistat advise that it should not be prescribed with acarbose

Check the SPC before prescribing this drug

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