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Alli is an over-the-counter weight-loss pill that keeps your body from absorbing all of the fat in food. Learn about the drug's benefits and side effects.
Prescription weight-loss drugs that you can use for more than 12 weeks, called long-term use, lead to major weight loss compared with an inactive treatment that doesn't use medicine, called a placebo.
Some of the most popular supplements claim to improve diet, boost energy, build muscle or burn fat. Dietary supplements are not medicines. They aren't meant to prevent, treat or cure medical conditions.
Phentermine (Adipex-P, Lomaira) is a prescription medicine used to lessen appetite. It can help weight loss by making you less hungry. Or it can help you feel full longer. Phentermine also is offered combined with topiramate for weight loss (Qsymia). The combined drug is approved for long-term use.
Orlistat is available in pill form as a prescription medicine (Xenical) and as a reduced-strength, nonprescription medicine (Alli). It works by preventing your body’s absorption of dietary fats, thus reducing the total amount of calories your body retains.
Diet pills and surgery can help with weight loss when combined with a healthy diet and physical activity. But diet pills aren't for everyone. Neither is surgery. For obesity and health problems related to weight, talk with your doctor about whether diet pills or surgery could help you.
If you take birth control pills (oral contraceptives), you're probably happy with the convenience and reliability. Still, you may have questions about how birth control pills could affect your health, the benefits and risks of birth control pills, and newer options available.
Diet and exercise are proven ways to reduce cholesterol. Cholesterol-lowering supplements may help, too. By Mayo Clinic Staff. If you're worried about your cholesterol level and have started exercising and eating healthier foods, you might wonder if a dietary supplement could help.
Weight-loss medications help decrease appetite, but it’s also important to make lifestyle changes to get the best results. Read more for a fuller picture of how best to lose weight, as discussed in detail by Mayo Clinic experts.
Oral medicines for ED usually work well and cause few side effects. The four main medicines taken by mouth for erectile dysfunction are: Avanafil (Stendra). Sildenafil (Viagra). Tadalafil (Cialis). Vardenafil. These medicines are called PDE5 inhibitors.