Yet with very little consultation and no medical records, our investigator was handed the
Xenical pills, which warn on their packaging that they should only be used under the supervision of a doctor.
Currently, Orlistat is marketed in prescription strength by Roche Laboratories Inc (
Xenical 120mg capsules) and in OTC strength by GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (alli 60mg capsules).
"The OTC version of orlistat, a 60-milligram (mg) dose, is Alli; in the higher-dose, 120-mg prescription form, it is
Xenical."
The only authorized drug for the treatment of obesity is Orlistat that is sold under the trade name
Xenical. Al-Madani said Orlistat works to prevent the absorption of an estimated 30 percent of fats that enter the human body through eating.
XENICAL Orlistat is an obesity drug that blocks digestion of fats.
The assessment affects nineteen centrally authorised medicines as well as various medicines that have been nationally authorised: Avastin, Bondenza, Bondronat, Bonviva, Cellcept, Fuzeon, Herceptin, Invirase, Mabthera, Mircera, Neorecormon, Pegasys, Roactemra, Tamiflu, Tarceva, Viracept, Xeloda,
Xenical and Zelboraf.
John Singer, a marketing consultant involved in the 1999 launch of Roche's
Xenical - the last diet pill to be launched before Qsymia - said part of the challenge faced by the drug industry today was to manage public perception.
Orlistat was originally available under the brand name
Xenical by prescription only, but an over-the-counter version, Alli has been on the U.S.
Formosa Laboratories is already a major material supplier for
Xenical made by Roche, maker of a popular anti-obesity drug, whose patent expiry in the near future is driving API makers to target business opportunities from the US$500 million-per-year market.
Although several drugs are available for short-term weight loss, there is only one FDA-approved prescription drug for long-term weight loss:
Xenical from Roche Holdings.
KATHLEEN DOHENY HEALTHDAY WEIGHT loss programmes s that focus on changing behaviours, as well as those that combine behaviour changes and weight-loss medications such as orlistat (Alli,
Xenical), can help people shed pounds, according to a new review.