In comparison to patients on diet and placebo only, the patients treated with orlistat demonstrated a significant improvement in blood glucose concentrations, insulin resistance, waist circumference, total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and blood pressure [35-37]
In this case, dosing is typically calculated based on the subject's body weight, often expressed in micrograms per kilogram (mcg/kg)
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Examples of these health conditions include those with a lack of stomach acid, those who have undergone bariatric surgery, anemia caused by the inability to absorb the vitamin, other autoimmune digestive diseases, as well as several medications
At a standard dose of 300 micrograms per day, a 5mg vial lasts approximately 16 days