I do not eat breakfast.  Is it ok to take one alli at lunch and 2 at dinner?  I love the product! Thanks!

 Hello. If you skip a meal, you should skip an alli. You should not take more than one capsule at a time - and you should wait at least 2 hours between doses. This is to help prevent treatment effects. It is best to eat 3 meals a day to avoid being very hungry and going overboard when you finally do eat. Also, eating several, smaller meals helps keep you metabolism going.

So if you are only eating 2 meals per day, you should only be taking 2 meals per day.

Best of health!

 Hello, I would like an answer from the Moderator on this question.  I read that there is a prescription-strength Alli which is equivalent to taking TWO capsules of Alli with each meal.  Is this true?  I thought Alli was only available as over-the-counter.  If it is true that prescription strength is in use, what criteria is used to determine if a person needs to take the prescription strength doses instead of the normal dosage?

Hi,

Xenical, the 120mg orlistat prescription formulation is indicated for use by obese patients whose weight loss needs to be under the supervision of a physician.  Allii the 60mg over-the-counter formulation indicated for use by healthy overweight adults.

Hope this helps.

Sophia De Monte RPh