Acomplia and OTC orlistat for weight loss
March 2006
Canadians may soon be going across the border to get Acomplia and OTC orlistat for weight loss.
Both could be approved in the U.S. as early as this summer.
Alli (AL-eye) will be OTC orlistat...half the strength of prescription Xenical. It will be for short-term use... 6 months or less...in people who are overweight.
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