Posts Tagged as ‘orlistat’

April 15, 2008

Anti-Obesity Pill for the U.K.?

The Daily Mail reports that “GlaxoSmithKline has applied for a licence to sell Alli in Britain and it could be available next year”.
For those that don’t know, Alli is the over the counter (OTC) version of Xenical.
Xenical (generic name – Orlistat) is a prescription only drug produced by GSK designed to prevent obesity by blocking [...]

April 4, 2008

Dieting – what a tangled web

As of April 3, 2008; a Google search of the word “diet” would return you over 179,000,000 hits.
There are thousands upon thousands of individuals & corporations who will sell you the perfect solution to your weight loss dreams. Take this pill. Use this cream. Wear this belt. Do this workout. Try this diet.
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