Drug Uses

Acomplia is used complementary to diet and exercise to treat obese or overweight patients who suffer from Type 2 diabetes and abnormal levels of fat in the blood. It can also prevent the risk of cardiovascular disease.

How To Take Acomplia

Always take Acomplia exactly as your doctor has instructed you. You should check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are unsure.

The usual dose is one 20mg tablet to be taken once daily in the morning before breakfast. Swallow the tablet whole.

You need to start and continue a reduced calorie diet and a physical activity program to get best results. Your doctor should recommend the type of diet and the level of physical activity required, that suits your specific condition and overall health.

Taking Acomplia with food and drink

Acomplia should be taken once daily in the morning before breakfast.

If you take more Acomplia than you should

Tell your doctor or pharmacist.

If you forget to take Acomplia

Take it as soon as you remember but do not take a double dose to make up for any forgotten dose.

Possible Side Effects

Like all medicines, Acomplia can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

Very common side effects, that affect more than 1 per 10, have occurred in patients on Acomplia include:

• nausea and upper respiratory tract infection

Common side effects, that affect more than 1 per 100 but less than 1 per 10, that have occurred in patients on Acomplia include:

• upset stomach, vomiting, trouble with sleeping, depression, irritability, dizziness, diarrhea, anxiety, itching, excessive sweating, muscle cramps or spasm, fatigue, bruising, tendon pain and inflammation (tendonitis), memory loss, back pain (sciatica), altered sensitivity of the hands and feet, hot flush, fall, influenza, and joint sprain.

Uncommon side effects, that affects less than 1 per 100 but more than 1 per 1000, that have occurred in patients on Acomplia include:

• sleepiness (lethargy), night sweats, panic symptoms, hiccups, anger, restlessness (dysphoria), emotional disorder.

Rare side effects, that affect less than 1 per 1000, that have occurred in patients on Acomplia include:

• hallucinations

If any of the side effects gets serious, or if you notice any side effects not listed in this leaflet, please tell your doctor or pharmacist.

Warnings/Precautions

It is advisable to consult a doctor before taking Acomplia and adhere to the prescribed dosage to attain the expected results. Acomplia should not be taken by pregnant woman since it may cause birth defects in an unborn baby. Acomplia should not also be used by lactating mothers. Though not clinically proved, there is possibility that this diet pill may be passed into breast milk. Acomplia is metabolized by the liver, so it is recommended that patients with moderate hepatic impairment should consult their healthcare provider before using the drug.

Take Special Care With Acomplia

Tell your doctor before you take this medicine:

• If you have impaired liver
• If you have severely impaired renal function
• If you are currently being treated for epilepsy
• If you are less than 18 years of age. There is no information available on the use of Acomplia in people under 18 years of age.

Who manfactures Rimonabant?

Rimonabant was discovered and developed by French  pharmaceutical company Sanofi Aventis, the world´s third largest pharmaceutical company after Pfizer and Glaxo Smith Klein. 

More Information

Acomplia has been marketed successfully in the European Union, Denmark, Finland, Germany and U.K..