Counterfeit drugs are produced and packaged to look like the genuine article and Xenical is not immune from those producing counterfeit drugs. Counterfeit drugs may include products containing incorrect ingredients, no active ingredient, an insufficient quantity of active ingredient or dangerous ingredients.  There are some operations that combine counterfeit product with adulterated or expired product making it harder to determine if it is the real thing or not.  

These counterfeiters use state-of-the-art technologies such as desktop publishing to produce counterfeit labels that are almost indistinguishable from original labels or they create labels that look close enough to the original label that consumers do not know that they are not purchasing the real thing. This particular method is a popular one because in court the counterfeiters can claim that it is not the same thing nor did they claim it was. Counterfeiters also have the ability to make and stamp tablets with company logos and even to package them in blister packs. Counterfeit Xenical is dangerous.

Xenical, also known as Orlistat is a lipase inhibitor for obesity management that acts by inhibiting the absorption of dietary fats. Xenical literally blocks fat from being absorbed into the body. The patient loses weight because the fat that was going into their system is not absorbed but is eliminated.

The chemical formulation of Xenical’s  is (S)-2-formylamino-4-methyl-pentanoic acid (S)-1-[[(2S, 3S)-3-hexyl-4-oxo-2-oxetanyl] methyl]-dodecyl ester. Its empirical formula is C 29 H 53 NO 5, and its molecular weight is 495.7. The medication is a single diastereomeric molecule that contains four chiral centers, with a negative optical rotation in ethanol at 529 nm. Because of this Xenical affects the body so that it doesn’t absorb as much fat but a mistake in the formulation could spell disaster for the patient. Any chemical change could keep the patient from absorbing fat or maybe the counterfeit medicine causes the body to completely eliminate nutrients. You may lose weight in the beginning, but may make the patient very sick in the end because your body needs nutrients. A very small chemical change within the make up of a medicine can change the effects or even make it very dangerous. Xenical is a prescribed medication and you should consult your doctor before purchasing it off a website to ensure that you are getting the real thing.