Saxenda®

• Saxenda® is an injectable prescription medicine used for adults with excess weight (BMI ≥27) or who have weight-related medical problems or obesity (BMI ≥30).
• Your body naturally produces an appetite hormone known as glucagon-like-peptide (GLP-1) that helps to regulate your hunger.
• Saxenda® works like GLP-1 by regulating your appetite, which can lead to eating fewer calories and losing weight.
• Saxenda® is a once-daily, self-injectable medicine that comes in a pre-filled pen.
• We will teach you how to inject Saxenda® before you use it for the first time. 
• You will inject your dose under the skin (this is called a subcutaneous injection) in your stomach area (abdomen), upper leg (thigh), or upper arm as instructed by the pharmacist.
• The starting dosage is 0.6 mg per day for 1 week.
• Each pen will last for 6 days, once you are taking the 3-mg dose.
• The most common side-effect is nausea.



Orlistat

• Orlistat works by blocking chemicals (enzymes) in your gut which digest fat.
• Nearly a third of the fat that you eat is blocked by orlistat. The undigested fat is not absorbed into your body and is passed out with your stools (faeces).
• The normal dose is one capsule - 120 mg, three times a day, one with each meal. 
• It is recommended that you reduce your fat intake to 30% of your total calorie intake whilst taking orlistat.
• We will work with you to make positive changes to your eating habits, physical activity and lifestyle.
• Common side effects include:

-Fatty or oily poo

-Needing the toilet to poo urgently

-Pooing more frequently

-An oily discharge from your rectum

-Farting (flatulence)

Cost

1 week supply - £19.99

4 week supply - £49.99

MySimba

• MySimba is a medicine used along with diet and exercise to help manage weight in adults
• It is also used to help individuals with weight-related complications such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
• Treatment with MySimba is started with a single tablet each morning.
• The dose is gradually increased over 4 weeks to the recommended dose of two tablets twice a day.
• Common side effects include:

-Nausea and vomiting

-Constipation

-Dizziness

-Dry mouth