new prescription diet drug, rimonabant, is poised to hit the market, and an older one, Orlistat, may soon be going over the counter, but experts say you shouldn’t expect too much from the new crop of diet drugs — or any diet drugs, for that matter.
“When used in isolation without a diet and an […]
Prescription Weight-loss Drug May go OTC, Prompting Concern About Broad Use of Diet Pills, says Harvard Women’s Health Watch
(HealthNewsDigest.com).. BOSTON—In January 2006, a federal advisory panel recommended that the FDA make the weight-loss medication orlistat (Xenical) available without a prescription. Although the FDA usually takes the panel’s advice, orlistat’s approval is uncertain. Many question the […]
In January 2006, a federal advisory panel recommended that the FDA make the weight-loss medication orlistat (Xenical) available without a prescription. Although the FDA usually takes the panel’s advice, orlistat’s approval is uncertain in the face of rising opposition.
A report by Harvard Women’s Health Watch questions the drug’s effectiveness in the broader population and has […]
WASHINGTON - The fat-blocking drug in Xenical could become available without a prescription later this year, GlaxoSmithKline said Friday after federal health officials told the company the potential blockbuster pill was “approvable.”
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That interim step means the over-the-counter form of the drug, called orlistat, is eligible for final approval by the […]
WASHINGTON Apr 10, 2006 (AP)— A private group asked health officials Monday to ban the prescription version of the fat-blocking drug orlistat, citing a link to what some scientists believe are precancerous lesions in the large intestine.
A petition Public Citizen filed with the Food and Drug Administration came just days after the regulatory agency […]