Study Exploring the Supportive Effect of Acarbose in Weight Management

"EMP16 is supplied as oral MR capsules with the strength of 60 mg orlistat/20 mg acarbose.~Dosage:~week 1-2: 60 mg orlistat/20 mg acarbose (1 capsule per day), week 3-4: 60 mg orlistat/20 mg acarbose (1 capsule TID), week 5-26: 60 mg orlistat/20 mg acarbose (2 capsules TID)."

"MR orlistat 120 mg is the same as EMP16-120/40 but without the acarbose component in matching oral capsules.~Dosage:. week 1-2: 60 mg MR orlistat (1 capsule per day), week 3-4: 60 mg MR orlistat (1 capsule TID), week 5-26: 60 mg MR orlistat (2 capsules TID)."

"Orlistat in its conventional form will be Alli® 60 mg during week 1 to 4 and Xenical® 120 mg from week 5 and onwards in matching oral capsules.~Dosage:~week 1-2: 60 mg conventional orlistat (1 capsule per day), week 3-4: 60 mg conventional orlistat (1 capsule TID), week 5-26: 120 mg conventional orlistat plus placebo (1 capsule of each TID)."

"Dosage:~week 1-2: 60 mg orlistat/20 mg acarbose (1 capsule per day), week 3-4: 60 mg orlistat/20 mg acarbose (1 capsule TID), week 5-26: 60 mg orlistat/20 mg acarbose plus placebo (1 capsule of each TID)"

"Dosage:~week 1-2: Placebo (1 capsule per day), week 3-4: Placebo (1 capsule TID), week 5-26: Placebo (2 capsules TID)"