Over the Counter Xenical - Prescription Diet Pill Okayed to be Sold Over-the-Counter

Thursday, February 16 2006 at 15:34

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has endorsed a proposal to allow a prescription diet pill to be sold over the counter.

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Alli Diet Pill - Doctors: Diet Pill Will Offer Only Modest Help in Fight Against Obesity

Thursday, February 16 2006 at 15:29

The news that a weight-loss pill will soon be sold over the counter, allowing Americans to pig out without worrying about their waistlines, is a fantasy that ranks right up there with a knock on the door from Publisher's Clearinghouse.

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Orlistat Xenical - Diet Pill Gets Closer to Store Shelves

Thursday, February 16 2006 at 15:26

Federal health advisers voted Monday to recommend over-the-counter sales of a weight-loss pill now sold only with a prescription.

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Xenical OTC - FDA Panel to Study Generic Xenical

Thursday, February 16 2006 at 15:20

Imagine an over-the-counter pill that helps you lose up to 5 percent of your weight. No prescription is needed. No embarrassing conversation takes place with a doctor. No frustration is encountered getting reimbursed by a health insurer.

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Over the Counter Xenical - FDA Finds Risk in GlaxoSmithKline PLC's Xenical Diet Pill

Thursday, February 16 2006 at 15:14

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Jan. 21 said that it found the use of GlaxoSmithKline PLC's Xenical diet pill (also known as orlistat) risky without proper care from a doctor. Glaxo is in the process of having their pill sold over-the-counter (OTC), rather than through prescriptions, and renaming it Alli.

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