ATC Group: A08AB Peripherally acting antiobesity products
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System
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Level
Code
Title
4
A08AB
Peripherally acting antiobesity products
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Active Ingredients
Chemical substance
Description
Orlistat
Orlistat is a potent, specific and long-acting inhibitor of gastrointestinal lipases. It exerts its therapeutic activity in the lumen of the stomach and small intestine by forming a covalent bond with the active serine site of the gastric and pancreatic lipases. The inactivated enzyme is thus unavailable to hydrolyse dietary fat, in the form of triglycerides, into absorbable free fatty acids and monoglycerides.
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