Which slimming pills would work best for you?

There are two types of slimming pills currently available in the UK with a prescription - appetite suppressants and fat inhibitors. Depending on your lifestyle and diet, one of these types of pills would be better for you than the other. For example, if you have a good diet but eat too much, an appetite suppressant slimming pill would be more effective than a fat inhibitor pill as the latter are better for slimming if you have a high fat diet.

How do prescription slimming pills work?

There are currently three prescription slimming pills licensed for the treatment of obesity in the UK, these are Acomplia Xenical and Reductil. Reductil increases the feeling of fullness you get from eating by increasing the levels of the chemical serotonin, which is naturally produced in the body and used to stimulate receptors in the brain.

Xenical works to reduce the amount of fat that your body absorbs by attaching to lipases preventing them from breaking down fat. Acomplia, the newest of the three prescription treatments, acts on the endocannabinoid system, which is known to regulate metabolism and weight, by blocking receptors in the brain and helping reduce activity within this system.

But will prescription slimming pills really help me loose weight?

All three of these slimming medications, prescribed only to those who suffer from obesity, have been put through rigorous clinical trials which have proven them to help people lose weight. The conclusions of these trials have indicated that these treatments can cause a patient to reduce their total body weight by around 10-15% in a year.

What about herbal or over-the-counter slimming pills?

With herbal slimming pills or over-the-counter slimming pills there is little or no evidence that they work; in addition, these products often contain little information on their ingredients and how those ingredients help you to loose weight. Unlike prescription slimming pills, these products do not go through clinical testing and so the benefits they claim are often inadequate or fictitious.

Is it as simple as popping a pill or will I still need to exercise and diet to loose weight?

Prescription slimming pills are designed to aid you in reaching your weight loss goals, they are not there as a substitute to a healthy lifestyle. Some slimming pills that can be found on the internet will make claims that it is a simple case of taking a pill and the weight will fall off; however this just isn’t the case.

Where can I buy prescription slimming pills?

You can buy prescription sliming pills such as Acomplia, Reductil and Xenical from us at HealthExpress.co.uk. Simply complete one of our online consultations which consist of a series of obesity specific questions which will then be reviewed by one of our GMC registered doctors. Once this review has been completed, you will receive an email containing both your login details and our doctor’s treatment recommendation.