Weight Loss Pills

Xenical: Xenical contains the active ingredient orlistat, and prevents up to 30% of the fat you consume during meals from being absorbed. Orlistat binds to the enzymes responsible for breaking down fat, so some of the fat you eat is not digested. Xenical performed very well in clinical trials and is the only prescription weight loss treatment available to purchase. Patients taking Xenical slimming pills during clinical trials lost twice as much weight as those who were just eating healthily and exercising.

Reductil: This treatment has been removed from the market due to concern for patients with heart conditions. Reductil influenced neurotransmitters in the brain and enhances the feelings of fulfilment when eating, which means that people who took the medication felt fuller after eating less food than usual.

Phentermine: Phentermine is no longer available to purchase. This medication worked on the hypothalamus of the brain to suppress appetite, so that patients didn't have the same desire to eat.

Contrave: Contrave has not yet been approved for sale in the EU. These slimming pills don't work in the stomach, but on the hypothalamus in the brain. It uses a combination of two weight loss elements, bupropion and naltrexone. These elements influence the hypothalamus to help reduce appetite and to burn fat more effectively.

Qnexa: Qnexa is not yet available for purchase in the EU. This treatment contains phentermine and topiramate and mainly works to suppress appetite.