Prescription Weight Loss Drugs

If you were to make an appointment for a consultation with your GP to discuss concerns you have over your weight you would stand on average a 50% chance of being prescribed a weight loss pill. this allowing for the fact that you would qualify by being what is classed as very over weight or obese.

Generally speaking, the subject of diet pills does split the census of opinion between health care practitioners. Many GP’s or doctors are keen to recommend the use of prescribed weight loss drugs to patients who they consider are a suitable candidate, whilst others refrain unless there is compelling reason or weight related health issue that needs to be addressed immediately

Weight loss pills that are prescribed  are  radically different from the natural or herbal weight loss pills that are found on the shelves of high street stores and the internet. Prescription weight loss pills are usually drug classed pharmaceutical products and contain manufactured chemicals that are often prone to causing side effects.

Prescribed weight loss medication is not available simply on request, your doctor will need to ascertain certain elements of your life style and dietary or eating  habits before recommending (what is in essence a powerful drug) any solution.

A GP will need to measure your Body Mass Index (BMI) to calculate how close you to becoming obese, if indeed you are not already. If you measure over 30 on the Body Mass Index you may be suitable for a course of weight loss  drugs if your GP is on the pro diet pill side of the fence

Your GP will not prescribe any drug to you lightly, he or she will make absolutely certain that you understand the possible and potential side effects  and tell you to stop the course if any ill effect is experienced or health problems occur.

Most Common Prescribed Weight Loss Drugs

The most likely weight loss drugs that a GP or doctor will prescribe are Xenical, Meridia, Reductil and Phentermine. Prior to October 2008 another product, Acomplia would have been added to this list but safety concerns have forced the removal from the circuit.

Xenical is by far the most likely weight loss drug that a health care practitioner will prescribe, a GP is ten times more likely to prescribe a course Xenical tablets than all of the others combined.

Xenical is the brand name or Orlistat. Orlistat is a powerful fat blocker that can prevent up to a third of dietary fat from food consumed from being absorbed and digested by the stomach. The undigested fat can then pass through the body via bowel movements.

Xenical is considered to be one of diet drugs with less complex possible side effects but nevertheless can produce a wide range of potential health isues ranging from the minor to the more severe.

It must be highlighted that a diet drug that is meant only to be obtained via prescription is not purchased from the internet. Although slimming drugs such as Xenical are classed as prescription only they can easily be obtained from the black market via the web.

If by now you think may be a suitable candidate and are about to make an appointment to visit your GP to discuss concerns you may have about your weight, ensure that you understand the potential risks.

Before any consultation with your doctor it is highly advised to be prepared with any information regarding  your current eating habits and any current fitness or future exercise plans.

Natural Alternative To Weight Loss Drugs

It is highly unlikely that your GP will prescribe anything unless you can prove to him or her that you are not going to rely on the diet pill for your weight loss without making a concerted effort to change your eating habits and embark on some sort of fitness regime.

The natural diet pill world is on a par with the pharmaceutical drug industry. UK company company Lativio have produces what is looking to be a serious competitor to Xenical. Proactol is freely available to buy without a prescription and cab stop fat absorption without any trace of a side effect. More about Proactol