PRODUCT DETAILS

About Alfence Tablet

Lorcaserin is used to help adults who are obese or who are overweight and have weight-related medical problems to lose weight and keep from gaining back that weight. Lorcaserin must be used along with a reduced calorie diet and an exercise plan.

Uses of Alfence Tablet

Lorcaserin is used in the treatment of obesity.

Medicinal Benefits of Alfence Tablet

Lorcaserin is a serotonin receptor agonists. It works by affecting a certain part of the brain that helps control your appetite. In this way, it increases the feeling of fullness and decreases food intake.

Directions for Use

Lorcaserin comes as a tablet and as an extended-release (long-acting) tablet to take by mouth. The tablets are usually taken with or without food twice a day. The extended-release tablets are usually taken with or without food once a day. Take lorcaserin at around the same times every day. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take lorcaserin exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.

Swallow the extended-release tablets whole; do not split, chew, or crush them.

Side Effects of Alfence Tablet

Headache, Dizziness, Fatigue, Nausea, Dryness in mouth

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For informational purposes only. Consult a doctor before taking any medicines.