Orlistat (Xenical) approved for OTC use. WTF?
Looks like orlistat is going OTC. This gets a big ol' WTF from me. It'll be sold in a reduced strength form, and will be called "alli." Naturally it's intended to be used as part of a diet and exercise regimen.
Haha! Whatever. Like that's going to happen in 90% of cases. Most people wanting an OTC quick-fix are too lazy to exercise, and those that aren't too lazy to exercise won't want the drug, or will find the side effects not worth it.
Are there exceptions? Yeah. But they're definitely in the minority.
"Using this drug alone is unlikely to be beneficial," Ganley said at a telebriefing.
Too bad he's wrong. I wouldn't want to deal with the side effects, though. Most of the individuals that I know who have taken orlistat have had terrible GI side effects. (But they also lost weight without exercising.)
GSK Consumer Healthcare, which will market the pill, said it chose the name alli to indicate a partnership with consumers in their weight-loss efforts.
So it's pronounce "ally?" Good to know, I guess. But hey, I guess less obesity is a good thing, regardless of how it's accomplished?
[tags]Medicine, pharmacy, nutrition, dieting, xenical, orlistat, alli, obesity[/tags]
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Hey, go read up on it, the website was helpful in understanding what the heck this product is all about….www.myalli.com
Comment by susan sanders — February 8, 2007 @ 12:23 am