February 8, 2006) — Would you risk soiling your underwear to lose weight?
And should the diet drug causing those unpleasant side effects, Xenical (orlistat), be available to adults without a prescription?
The answer to the first question comes down to your tolerance for diarrhea, anal leakage and oily spotting.
The second question is under debate now […]
WATERLOO — An over-the-counter weight-loss pill may be around the corner, but don’t expect miracles, medical professionals say.
Clinical trials of orlistat, currently marketed as the prescription drug Xenical, show that the drug offers moderate weight loss — less than 10 percent of a person’s initial body weight — and can cause uncomfortable gastrointestinal side effects […]
If federal regulators agree, the drug orlistat, currently sold by prescription as Xenical, would be marketed as Alli by GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Health, a division of the London-based drug giant with U.S. headquarters in Philadelphia and North Carolina.
An estimated two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, with the problem worsening each year. Patients, health experts and […]
The prescription drug Orlistat, which has produced modest weight loss benefits in seriously overweight people, may soon be sold as an over-the-counter medicine. But it’s not a quick fix for unwanted pounds.
A drug advisory committee convened by the Food and Drug Administration has evaluated the latest research findings and recommended approval of the drug. Although […]
With more than 60% of Americans considered obese or overweight, the nation is in the midst of an obesity crisis. This week a federal scientific panel endorsed what is expected to become the first-ever sale of a powerful weight-loss drug without a prescription.
The drug orlistat, currently sold by prescription as Xenical would be marketed as […]
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare still needs final Food and Drug Administration approval before it can sell a nonprescription version of orlistat, a diet pill already marketed in prescription form as Xenical. The FDA in 1999 approved the prescription version of the fat-blocking pill made by Roche. Story in
GlaxoSmithKline’s diet pill Xenical, generic name orlistat, may not be as effective as it is made out to be and might have risks that outweigh the benefits, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviewer said ahead of the committee meeting to approve the drug to be sold over the counter (OTC).
“It is not clear to […]
A government advisory panel voted that the FDA should allow the over-the-counter sale of orlistat - a drug currently sold by prescription by GlaxoSmithKine PLC under the brand name Xenical. If approved by the FDA itself, it will appear as Alli at a drugstore near you.
A pill that helps block fat absorption in the body […]
Xenical (Orlistat) the weight-loss drug prescribed since 1999, may soon be available over the counter, as the FDA has given the OK to OTC sales in the low-dose regimen.
There are a lot of people who swear that the drug has helped them lose weight when they used the drug under the supervision of their […]
new over-the-counter diet pill may soon be available over the counter, despite some unpleasant side-effects.
With more than 60 million overweight Americans, many who have sought a quick fix with countless diets and calorie crushing fads, a little blue pill could be huge.
It’s called orlistat or Xenical, and an FDA advisory panel has […]