Xenical

This page contains recent news articles, when available, and an overview of Xenical but does not offer medical advice. You should contact your physician with regard to any health issues or concerns.


Overview:

Xenical
(when available)

Pharmacology and use:
Orlistat is a lipase inhibitor used for obesity management that acts by inhibiting the absorption of dietary fats. For the treatment of Obesity including management of weight loss and weight maintenance

Mechanism Of Action:
Orlistat is a reversible inhibitor of lipases. It exerts its therapeutic activity in the lumen of the stomach and small intestine by forming a covalent bond with the active serine residue site of gastric and pancreatic lipases. The inactivated enzymes are thus unavailable to hydrolyze dietary fat in the form of triglycerides into absorbable free fatty acids and monoglycerides. As undigested triglycerides are not absorbed, the resulting caloric deficit may have a positive effect on weight control.

News Articles on Orlistat

Imagine The Lift Breaking Down At The Burj Dubai  -  ‎Jan 4, 2010‎
...advice and possibly a prescription for either Reductil or Xenical which are the only two legal prescription medications available in the UK and in Dubai. UKMedix Health News

Vivus Arena Orexigen Counting On Experimental Weight Loss Drugs  -  ‎Dec 29, 2009‎
...more than reductions reported by the leading drugs on the market for long-term weight loss, Abbott Laboratories' Meridia and Roche Holding AG's Xenical. ... Portfolio.com (blog)

Did you get one of these health products for Christmas? If so, do you have a ...  -  ‎Jan 1, 2010‎
Diet drugs such as Hydroxycut, Alli and Xenical. Last year was not a good year for these products, which were plagued with recalls and warnings by the Food ... Orlando Sentinel

PriceScan Slashes Xenical Prices At UKMedix  -  ‎Dec 10, 2009‎
The weight loss drug Xenical is becoming the Ukmedix best selling diet medication after the launch of the new department called PriceScan. ... UKMedix Health News

Police Warning About Easyslim Clinics  -  ‎Dec 31, 2009‎
In the United Kingdom there are only two legal weight loss medications which your doctor can give you and they are Reductil and Xenical. ... UKMedix Health News

GOLFERS TEE UP  -  ‎Dec 21, 2009‎
Phentermine With No Prescription lipitor drug cost prednisone stopped taking side effects Xenical difference between lexapro and celexa! ... San Jose Magazine

Benzylpiperazine Found In RevolutionDS Weight Loss Product  -  ‎Dec 31, 2009‎
If you are serious about losing weight using weight loss medications you should stick to the tried, tested and proven drugs Reductil and Xenical that have ... UKMedix Health News

Shionogi aims for obesity drug success  -  ‎Dec 22, 2009‎
The company is awaiting results from a third trial of the drug as a monotherapy, as well as study of velneperit used in combination with Roche's Xenical. ... FierceBiotech

De.Pro-Medics.com launches "Health Now!" Campaign  -  ‎Dec 29, 2009‎
...a substantial emphasis on weight loss by promoting their diet pills and natural weight loss supplements, especially generic Xenical and Acai Effect. ... BigNews.biz (press release)

Change Your Life This Year  -  ‎Dec 28, 2009‎
It's no point making it more difficult than it needs to be and if you feel weight loss medication like Reductil and Xenical can help you by all means get a ... UKMedix Health News

Avoid Starcaps System And Zhen De Show Fat Loss Capsules Say FDA  -  ‎Dec 23, 2009‎
...must stick to either Reductil which is the world's most effective appetite suppressant or to Xenical which removes dietary fat from the food you eat. ... UKMedix Health News

Arena Pharmaceuticals Submits Application for New Weight Loss Drug Lorcaserin  -  ‎Dec 22, 2009‎
Xenical (orlistat) made by Roche prevents the absoprtion of fat in the intestine. Alli is a reduced strength version of orlistat and available ... eMaxHealth

The case of the basket  -  ‎Dec 20, 2009‎
...obesity (Xenical, Reductil), treatments for stopping smoking, new treatments for light or moderate Alzheimer's Disease, and a medication for epilepsy. ... Ha'aretz

New Weight Loss Pill Shows Promising Results  -  ‎Jan 4, 2010‎
Apovian is a weight loss expert who has investigated many popular diet drugs, including ALLI and Xenical. Most recently she studied a potential new option. ... Boston Channel.com

美国FDAå?‘布奥利å?¸ä»–早期安全评估结果  -  ‎Jan 5, 2010‎
...在美国上市的奥利å?¸ä»–处方è?¯å•†å“?å??为Xenical,é?žå¤„æ–¹è?¯ï¼ˆOTC)商å“?å??为Alli。 1999å¹´FDA批准Xenical(Orlista 120mg)作为一ç§?é…?å?ˆä½Žå?¡è·¯é‡Œé£Ÿè°±ä½¿ç”¨çš„å‡?肥处方è?¯ï¼Œå¹¶ ... 中国医药网

Pilule Alli : utilisation inappropriée dans 17% des cas  -  ‎Dec 19, 2009‎
...supérieur ou égal à 28 kg/m2, cette nouvelle pilule est en fait une version allégée du Xenical 120mg (délivré sous ordonnance depuis plus de 10 ans). ... Santé News

Meer bijwerkingen Alli afslankpil bekend  -  ‎Dec 13, 2009‎
Alli is de lichtere variant van de afslankpil Xenical. Xenical bestaat uit een capsule van 120 mg en is enkel op recept van de (huis)arts verkrijgbaar. ... Blog.nl (Blog)

Advarer mot nok en slankepille  -  ‎Dec 21, 2009‎
Det var de amerikanske legemiddelmyndigheter som i august først gikk ut med en mistanke om at Alli og et annet slankemiddel Xenical (som inneholder dobbelt ... Kvinner og klær

Pilule Alli délivrée en France sans ordonnance  -  ‎Dec 19, 2009‎
Cette nouvelle pilule est en fait une version allégée du Xenical 120mg (délivré sous ordonnance depuis plus de 10 ans). Selon le fabricant, la pilule est ... ActuGO

Afslankpil Alli niet zonder risico's voor nierpatiënten  -  ‎Dec 11, 2009‎
Het is verkrijgbaar in capsules van 120 (onder de naam Xenical) en 60 mg. Die laatste kunnen mensen ook zonder recept bij de apotheek kopen. ... NierNieuws.nl

Alcool et taux de sucre sanguin : 9 conseils pour gérer  -  ‎Jan 1, 2010‎
Lisez aussi : Victoza, médicament anti-diabète faisant maigrir plus que Xenical. Savez-vous si vous avez besoin d'éviter l'alcool ? ... RegimesMaigrir.com

Neue Schwergewichte  -  ‎Dec 16, 2009‎
Seither blieben die Umsätze gering - mit wenigen Ausnahmen wie etwa Xenical. Das Mittel hemmt fettzerlegende Enzyme im Magen-Darm-Trakt und verringert damit ... wissen.de

البدانة.. رأس الداء!  -  ‎Dec 13, 2009‎
وهناك ستة ادوية مواÙ?Ù‚ عليها من هيئة الغداء والدواء للسمنة ومن اشهرها xenical & reductil وبعض هذه الادوية للاستخدام قصير الامد وبعضها لطويل الامد . ... عاشق لبنان

Högt BMI ökar risken för bröstcancer  -  ‎Dec 10, 2009‎
...kost och mer motion grunden till förändring. Din läkare kan även skriva ut läkemedel kanske nödvändiga för extra hjälp (t.ex. Xenical och Reductil). Nyfiken vital

Xi Zhi Su Is A Dangerous Weight Loss Supplement  -  14 Nov 2009
Ukmedix News has seen hundreds of these dangerous slimming products and our advice is never to use anything for weight loss except Reductil or Xenical ... UKMedix Health News

Xenical Potential Side Effects  -  ‎Nov 13, 2009‎
Xenical is one of the most prescribed weight loss drugs in modern society where obesity is growing as an epidemic. Xenical inhibits the absorption of ... Best Syndication

Novo Diabetes Drug Helps Obese Lose Weight in Study  -  ‎Oct 23, 2009‎
GlaxoSmithKline Plc sells a form of Xenical, known chemically as orlistat, in a lower-dose, over-the-counter formulation known as Alli. Bloomberg

Get effective Obesity Treatment through Xenical Weight loss pills  -  ‎Nov 11, 2009‎
Xenical, active ingredient orlistat, is a highly effective weight loss pill used by men and women. A product of Roche laboratories, it can help you to ... Best Syndication

Xenical: Prescription Drug Version of Weight-Loss Drug Alli  -  ‎Nov 3, 2009‎
...by Ronnie Koenig (Subscribe to Ronnie Koenig's posts) Xenical is a prescription drug designed to help significantly overweight people lose weight. ... That's Fit

Liraglutide bests Xenical at cutting weight, blood pressure  -  ‎Oct 23, 2009‎
Victoza (liraglutide)--with its NDA still on hold at the FDA--is far more effective than Roche's Xenical in cutting weight and reducing blood pressure. ... FierceBiotech

Obesity drugs lumber toward marketplace  -  ‎Oct 28, 2009‎
...based on research presented this week at the Obesity Society's annual meeting in Washington, DC Xenical was the last prescription weight-loss medication ... Los Angeles Times

Novo Nordisk races ahead (NYSE:NVO)  -  ‎Oct 26, 2009‎
On the other hand, it was also placed with a Xenical placebo and Xenical was only able to reduce around 4.1 kilograms over the period of study. ... FavStocks (blog)

Study From BSG Shows Worrying Attitudes To Weight Loss  -  ‎Nov 6, 2009‎
At Ukmedix News we feel it is important that people understand that diet medications like Reductil and Xenical cannot do all the work for you and should ... UKMedix Health News

Health Brief: October 26  -  ‎Oct 26, 2009‎
Some of them got the injection, some a diet pill called Xenical. All of them lowered their calorie intake and increased their activity. ... WBAY

New diet drug injections help lose weight  -  ‎Oct 23, 2009‎
A new study looked at patients who got daily injections of the diet drug, Liraglutide versus those who took the Xenical pill or a placebo three times a day. ... abc7news.com

Are Alli Weight Loss Pills Safe?  -  ‎Oct 29, 2009‎
Coupled with the fact that the drug does limit calorie intake and produces some weight loss, orlistat, in its original higher dose and marketed as Xenical, ... MSN Health & Fitness

New weight loss drugs on the horizon!  -  ‎Nov 7, 2009‎
In addition to the two medications currently available (Sibutramine (Meridia) and Orlistat (Xenical)), there are at least three new medications that are in ... Drumheller Mail

GSK Slides Away From Innovation  -  ‎Oct 30, 2009‎
...heralds the demise of the R&D-based pharmaceutical company? GSK this week got the green light to launch Alli, an OTC version of Roche's Xenical in the EU. Windhover

Takeda Agrees to Buy Rights to Amylin's Obesity Drugs  -  ‎Nov 2, 2009‎
The best-selling weight-loss drug, Roche Holding AG's Xenical, generated $465 million in sales last year, followed by Abbott Laboratories' Meridia with ... Bloomberg

WSU professors' fat blocker shows promise in test study  -  ‎Nov 9, 2009‎
But just when everything was looking up for the two local professors, Alli, another fat blocker formally called Xenical, launched a multi-million dollar ... The Detroit News

HMS Warns Of Diet Supplements  -  ‎Nov 3, 2009‎
They said it was essential that a distinction was made between the use of FDA approved weight loss drugs like Xenical and Reductil and using over the ... UKMedix Health News

New Prescription Diet Pills Coming Soon  -  ‎Oct 23, 2009‎
...increases satiety; phentermine, which suppresses appetite; and orlistat (Xenical), which prevents some dietary fat from being absorbed by the intestine. ... That's Fit

Jeremy Laurance: A breakthrough – but the real answer lies in exercise and diet  -  ‎Oct 22, 2009‎
It is the fourth to be licensed in recent years, after orlistat (Xenical), sibutramine (Reductil) and rimonabant (Acomplia). But the success of these drugs ... Independent

Amylin Obesity Drug Grabbing the Attention of Analysts, Investors  -  ‎Nov 9, 2009‎
Best-selling weight loss drug Xenical, made by Roche Holding AG, generated sales of $465 million last year, according to market research firm IMS Health. ... San Diego Business Journal

Merck-Schering deal wins EU nod; Pfizer moves 50 vet jobs to Kalamazoo;  -  ‎Oct 23, 2009‎
Victoza (liraglutide)--with its NDA still on hold at the FDA--is far more effective than Roche's Xenical in cutting weight and reducing blood pressure. ... FiercePharma

Vertiyo Creative Group Announces Vertiyo Health, New Unit Focused on ...  -  ‎Oct 27, 2009‎
He has also supervised the launch of many global brands, including Zyprexa, Synercid, Xenical, Xolair and Pristiq. ... Reuters

Gastric band surgery left these sisters 22st lighter  -  ‎Oct 19, 2009‎
As well as dieting, Pauline, who lives in Ashington, West Sussex, had been prescribed the slimming pills Xenical three years ago. 'It's supposed to take all ... Daily Mail

Victoza, médicament anti-diabète faisant maigrir plus que Xenical  -  ‎Oct 23, 2009‎
Victoza est un médicament anti-diabète qui fait maigrir encore plus que le médicament anti-obésité Xenical. Comment est-ce possible ? ... RegimesMaigrir.com

Slankemidlene Xenical og Alli og leverpÃ¥virkning  -  ‎Oct 27, 2009‎
Det er ikke dokumentert at slankemidler som inneholder orlistat (Xenical og Alli) fører til mer alvorlige leverproblemer enn det som allerede er beskrevet i ... Statens legemiddelverk

Adelgazantes causan males de mucho peso  -  ‎Oct 31, 2009‎
La Organización Mundial de la Salud, OMS, tiene actualmente sólo dos productos autorizados como adelgazantes: el Ortlist (conocido como Xenical) y la ... El Pais - Cali Colombia

Trois millions de nouveaux obèses en France  -  ‎Nov 13, 2009‎
Financée par Roche -qui commercialise le traitement de l'obésité Xenical* (orlistat)-, l'enquête est réalisée par TNS Healthcare Sofres. ... Mondesante.com

Injectia pentru diabetici, salvarea grasutilor  -  ‎Oct 23, 2009‎
...al doilea grup a primit Orlistat, un medicament impotriva obezitatii comercializat sub numele de Xenical, iar al treilea grup a primit un placebo. ... Ziua

ЛекарÑ?тво за диабет бори и затлъÑ?Ñ‚Ñ?ването  -  ‎Oct 22, 2009‎
Ñ? търговÑ?ките имена "Alli" и "Xenical" при изÑ?ледваниÑ?, извършени Ñ? 564 доброволци от Европа. 135-та мъже и 429-те жени били разделени на три групи. ... БГНЕС

Substância acelera perda de peso e com menos efeitos colaterais, indica teste  -  ‎Oct 22, 2009‎
...além do uso de liraglutida (em quatro doses diferentes) ou orlistat (conhecido como Xenical, o mais popular tratamento contra a obesidade) e placebo. ... O Globo

살빼고 ì‹¶ì?€ 여성 제니칼 먹지마ë?¼?  -  ‎Oct 25, 2009‎
...주민우 기ìž? [헬스코리아뉴스] 지난 7ì›” 유럽ì—?서 당뇨병 치료제로 승ì?¸ì?„ ë°›ì?€ '빅토ìž?(Victoza/liraglutide)'ê°€ 비만치료제 '제니칼(Xenical/ orlistat,)' 보다 ... 헬스코리아뉴스

Nueva promesa en la batalla antiobesidad  -  ‎Oct 22, 2009‎
MADRID.- A la lista de fármacos antiobesidad no paran de unirse posibles candidatos. El último es la liraglutida, un medicamento inicialmente desarrollado ... elmundo.es

Ð?ово лекарÑ?тво Ñ?рещу диабет помага за отÑ?лабване  -  ‎Oct 23, 2009‎
във втората - лекарÑ?твото Ñ?рещу затлъÑ?Ñ‚Ñ?ване орлиÑ?тат, пуÑ?нато в продажба под търговÑ?кото название Xenical, а учаÑ?тниците в третата - плацебо. ... News.bg

Nuevo fármaco te ayuda a reducir siete kilos en 20 semanas  -  ‎Oct 27, 2009‎
...a los que se administró un placebo y un 50 por ciento más que los que se sometieron a otro tratamiento rival muy popular, conocido por la marca Xenical. ... La Raza

Läkemedel mot diabetes var effektivt som bantningsmedel  -  ‎Oct 22, 2009‎
...i Europa lottats till att antingen behandlas med liraglutid i olika doser, placebo eller till att få det i dag godkända fetmamedlet Xenical (orlistat). ... Dagens Medicin

FDA onderzoekt meldingen van leverschade door orlistat  -  ‎Oct 23, 2009‎
Orlistat (merknaam : Xenical) is sinds kort ook in een lagere dosis verkrijgbaar zonder doktersvoorschrift, onder de naam Alli. Tussen 1999 en 2008 kwamen ... Gezondheid.be

Thuốc mập, thuốc ốm  -  ‎Nov 12, 2009‎
...thá»±c phẩm Mỹ chấp thuận dùng trong Ä‘iá»?u trị và ở ta cÅ©ng thưá»?ng hay chỉ định dùng cho ngưá»?i cần làm ốm là orlistat (Xenical) và sibutramin (Reductil). ... Người Lao Động

Un singur copil a beneficiat de tratament gratuit pentru slăbit prin CAS, de ...  -  ‎Oct 26, 2009‎
...de zece ani din Rădăuţi, care avea o greutate de 80 de kilograme şi care a obţinut tratamentul gratuit cu Xenical, în valoare de aproximativ 170 de lei. ... Obiectiv de Suceava

Lancet 온ë?¼ì?¸íŒ?ì—? 실려  -  ‎Oct 23, 2009‎
...체중ê°?량 약물ì?¸ 오르리스타트(orlistat, Xenical)보다 당뇨병 치료제ì?¸ 리ë?¼ê¸€ë£¨íƒ€ì?´ë“œ(liraglutide, Victoza)ê°€ 비만성ì?¸ì?˜ 체중 ê°?량 효과가 ë?” 좋다는 연구결과가 ... 메디게이트뉴스

OBESITA': EFFICACE FARMACO CONTRO DIABETE, STUDIO  -  ‎Oct 23, 2009‎
...a un secondo gruppo l'orlistat, pillola per perdere peso venduta normalmente col nome Xenical, e al terzo gruppo e' stato dato un placebo. ... L'Unità

Первое иÑ?пытание лираглютида при ожирении  -  ‎Oct 27, 2009‎
Уменьшение маÑ?Ñ?Ñ‹ тела у пациентов Ñ? ожирением при применении препарата лираглютида (Novo Nordisk) было более выраженным, чем при приеме орлиÑ?тата (Xenical ... Аптека online

ÖKO-TEST Jahrbuch Gesundheit für 2010  -  ‎Nov 8, 2009‎
Als Einzige kommen die Xenical 120 mg, Hartkapseln und die Alli, 60 mg Hartkapseln auf ein "befriedigend". Ihr Wirkstoff Orlistat hemmt die Spaltung der ... Öko Test

Droga contra la diabetes que adelgaza  -  ‎Oct 23, 2009‎
Uno de ellos recibió un placebo, al segundo se le dio orlistat (Xenical) y al tercero lo trataron con liraglutide, conocido como Victoza. ... BBC Mundo

Fármaco para la diabetes ayudaría a adelgazar  -  ‎Oct 27, 2009‎
Los adultos obesos adelgazarían más con un fármaco para tratar la diabetes llamado liraglutida que con el medicamento específico llamado orlistat (Xenical, ... Terra Perú

糖尿病藥物促使體é‡?減輕  -  ‎Oct 31, 2009‎
...最新發表的研究中,沒有糖尿病的é?Žé‡?患者接å?—æ¯?天注射一次的liraglutide,減輕的體é‡?多於æœ?用å?£æœ?減é‡?藥物orlistat(在美國以Xenicalå’ŒAlli等商å“?å??販售)治療者。 ... 臺灣新浪網

La pilule Contrave de Orexigen fait perdre 10 à 15% de poids  -  ‎Oct 26, 2009‎
Lisez aussi : Victoza, médicament anti-diabète faisant maigrir plus que Xenical. Avec les bons résultats de cette étude (qui fera partie du dossier ... RegimesMaigrir.com

Лечение ожирениÑ?: революциÑ? откладываетÑ?Ñ?  -  ‎Oct 21, 2009‎
Так, Xenical ® /КÑ?еникал ® (oрлиÑ?тат, «Roche») может вызывать неприÑ?тные желудочно-кишечные проÑ?влениÑ?, Meridia®/Меридиа ® (Ñ?ибутрамин, ... Аптека online

항비만제 개발 3파전…비버스 ì„ ë‘?  -  ‎Oct 20, 2009‎
...리ë?•틸'(Reductil, sibutramine)ì?€ 혈압과 심박ì?„ ì¦?가시킬 수 있고, '제니칼'(Xenical, orlistat)ì?€ 불편한 장 문제를 ì?¼ìœ¼í‚¨ë‹¤ëŠ” ì ?ì—?서 사용ì?´ 제한ì ?ì?¸ ìƒ?태다. ... 디지틀보사

Group seeks to stop Xenical from going OTC  -  Apr 10, 2006
By Rita Rubin, USA TODAY. The consumer advocacy organization Public Citizen petitioned the Food and Drug Administration on Monday to pull Xenical, ... USA Today

Still Awaiting Obesity Drugs  -  Feb 7, 2007
Xenical, on which it's based, has caused various bowel problems. ... Aside from Xenical, which the FDA approved in 1999, the only prescription weight-loss ... TheStreet.com - TheStreet.com (subscription)

Xenical Helps Obese Teens Shed Weight  -  Jun 15, 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When combined with a low-calorie diet, exercise and behavioral therapy, treatment with Xenical significantly improves weight ... ABC News

Roche, GlaxoSmithKline's Xenical found effective in US weight loss...  -  Oct 16, 2005
LEXINGTON, Ky (AFX) - A 60 mg low-dose version of the prescription weight-loss medication orlistat, marketed by GlaxoSmithKline PLC as Xenical, ... Forbes

Glaxo seeks approval to sell obesity drug over the counter.  -  Jan 23, 2006
Xenical had sales of $102 million in the United States during 2004, ... Whereas prescription Xenical comes in a 120 mg dose, Alli would be sold in a 60 mg ... Free with registration - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - AccessMyLibrary.com

UK watchdog probes Roche over Xenical sales tactics - report  -  Feb 25, 2008
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - A UK pharmaceutical industry watchdog is to investigate Roche over sales tactics for its weight-loss drug Xenical to slimming ... Forbes

MEDICINE; Diet drug may go over the counter; Xenical would be the...  -  Oct 24, 2005
The pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline has asked the Food and Drug Administration for permission to sell a low-dose version of its diet drug Xenical ... Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest Archiver

FDA Questions a Planned Over-the-Counter Diet Drug  -  Jan 21, 2006
GlaxoSmithKline has applied to sell a low-dose version of Xenical without ... Xenical blocks the body's absorption of fat by preventing the breakdown of fat ... New York Times

Xenical may help keep weight off, curb diabetes  -  Jan 5, 2007
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a study of obese adults who successfully lost a substantial amount of weight by dieting, taking Xenical, along with lifestyle ... Reuters

Most diet pill users stay overweight  -  Nov 15, 2007
A lower-dose version of Xenical called Alli is sold over the counter in the US, ... Padwal and colleagues looked at 16 studies that tested Xenical. ... msnbc.com

Roche's Xenical helps lower blood pressure: study  -  Mar 24, 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Roche Holding AG's fat blocker Xenical helped people with high blood pressure to lower it, while Abbott Laboratories' appetite ... Reuters UK

Group: Diet Drug Alli Linked to Colon Cancer  -  Jun 14, 2007
The prescription diet drug Xenical hits drugstore shelves with a new name and in ... The FDA required pharmaceutical company Roche, the maker of Xenical, ... FOXNews

Xenical may be sold over-the-counter  -  Nov 8, 2005
The pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline has asked the Food and Drug Administration for permission to sell a low-dose version of its diet drug Xenical ... Pay-Per-View - Newsday - ProQuest Archiver

Slim choice  -  Sep 30, 2006
The safety of Xenical for very fat people who are otherwise healthy is not in ... In Australia you can buy Xenical without prescription at any pharmacy. ... NEWS.com.au

Roche's Xenical given positive opinion from CHMP to include adolescent...  -  May 18, 2005
ZURICH (AFX) - Roche Holding AG said that its weight loss medicine Xenical has received a positive opinion from the European Committee for Medicinal ... Forbes

Glaxo feels weight of regulators who'll rule on obesity drug  -  Apr 25, 2006
In his three years on Xenical, he says he has dropped to 210 pounds. ... Xenical, introduced by Roche in Europe in 1998, has had only moderate success as a ... New York Times

Roche sees sales of weight loss drug Xenical dropping in Australia...  -  Sep 5, 2007
ZURICH (Thomson Financial) - Roche Holdings AG expects sales of its weight loss drug Xenical to fall in Australia after a federal court there banned direct ... Forbes

Roche Pharma suspended from body  -  Jul 14, 2008
The suspension followed claims that Roche Pharma had inappropriately supplied obesity treatment drug Xenical to the operator of private diet clinics. ... BBC News

Weight Loss Drug, Xenical, Moves Closer To OTC Status  -  Apr 8, 2006
An FDA spokesperson said GSK's weight loss drug, Xenical (orlistat), has received conditional approval for OTC (Over-the-Counter) status. ... Medical News Today - Medical News Today (press release)

GPs too busy to advise on exercise and diet – so hand out £47m in...  -  Feb 1, 2008
Two drugs, orlistat (Xenical) and sibutramine (Reductil), made up the bulk of recent prescriptions issued by GPs in England, the NHS Information Centre said ... Times Online

Lowdown on OTC Weight-Loss Drug  -  Feb 20, 2007
Even so, some critics call the move to make Xenical available as Alli without a ... Two studies suggest that Xenical can cause these precancerous growths. ... Washington Post

2 drugs fight obesity in very different ways  -  Jan 17, 2006
But the history of Xenical, which was introduced by Roche in the United States ... Xenical has shown itself to be moderately effective and has a long safety ... New York Times

Hope for fat profits from weight drug that aims for $1bn sales  -  Dec 13, 2005
Like Xenical, it works by impeding the enzymes that digest fat, providing an alternative to exercise and dieting. Analysts question whether Cetilistat ... Telegraph.co.uk

What do Xenical tablets do?  -  Jul 5, 2008
If you haven't had butter, margarine, low-fat spreads, mayonnaise, cakes, biscuits, pastries, quiches, egg custard, cheese, cream, fats and oils, olive oil, ... Buzzle

All About Alli, The Weight Loss Pill  -  Jun 15, 2007
The name has changed — and the over-the-counter version is one-half the strength of Xenical — but it's the same drug. And it has some of the same ... CBS News

Teen Obesity: Does Fat-Fighting Pill Help?  -  Jun 16, 2005
However, that does not make Xenical a "magic bullet" against teen obesity. ... Gastrointestinal side effects were more common with Xenical, but no serious ... FOXNews

Have You Taken Xenical?  -  Jan 23, 2006
Are you taking or have you taken the prescription weight-loss drug Xenical? Did the drug help you lose weight? Would you be willing to share your experience ... ABC News

Atlanta health, diet and fitness news | ajc.com  -  Jun 16, 2007
It's a lower-dose version of the prescription weight-loss drug Xenical. ... Gage noted that Xenical produces only moderate weight loss. ... Atlanta Journal Constitution

Proper Xenical Usage and Dosage  -  Jul 5, 2008
If you plan to take Xenical but do not know much about its dosage and other information, you are at the right page. You will get lots of information about ... Buzzle

Article: No 'magic' in retail diet pill: If the FDA consents, a...  -  Jan 29, 2006
Article: Weighing in on Xenical; This new diet drug is not a ... ... Unlike Meridia and its kin, Xenical doesn't go into the bloodstream ... ... Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - HighBeam Research

Alli maker keeps its sense of scatological humor  -  Jul 11, 2007
Orlistat continues to be sold by prescription as Xenical in a 120-milligram dose. Alli is offered in a 60-milligram dose and is supposed to be taken up to ... USA Today

… Healthcare to Promote Benefit of Weight Loss With Xenical(R)...  -  Apr 12, 2005
The effect of Xenical plus a low-fat, reduced-calorie diet in reducing ... "We are pleased to have the opportunity to promote Xenical for weight management. ... RedOrbit

Treatment Effects of Xenical Weight Loss Pill  -  Jul 5, 2008
Xenical is a slimming pill that helps in the most revolutionary method. It helps in weight loss by working in the digestive system. ... Buzzle

The Word Is 'Leakage'; Accidents may happen with a new OTC diet...  -  Jun 25, 2007
All joking aside, Alli, like Xenical, has been proved to be safer than the OTC appetite suppressants, which can cause heart and kidney damage and even ... Free with registration - Newsweek - AccessMyLibrary.com

Sweet pill  -  Jan 25, 2006
Glaxo bought the US rights to non-prescription Xenical from Swiss group Roche last year. Experts have expected the product to be turned down. Telegraph.co.uk

Xenical available from pharmacists  -  Mar 10, 2005
Auckland, March 10 2005 – Weight loss medication Xenical® (orlistat) is now available direct from a pharmacist for the first time in New Zealand. ... scoop.co.nz

So can a £1 pill from the chemist REALLY cure obesity?  -  Apr 17, 2008
It is an over-the-counter version of Xenical, a prescription-only drug used by doctors ... Xenical has been found to block about a third of the fat eaten; ... Daily Mail

Ad ban disappoints drug maker Roche  -  Aug 30, 2007
..."Xenical still remains available without a prescription from a pharmacist, ... "But Choice is still calling for Xenical to be sold only by prescription," ... Sydney Morning Herald

Acomplia Report - FDA Panel to Weigh Low-Dose Xenical for OTC Sale  -  Dec 15, 2005
The anti-obesity drug Xenical, which never quite lived up to its original hype, may get a new lease on life by becoming the first weight-loss medication to ... Acomplia Report

Diet drug launch by man who took a dose of his own medicine  -  Apr 27, 2006
The group wants Xenical banned. Most of all, though, Mr Burton needs users to get to know how Alli works and how to use it in order to reduce the likelihood ... Independent

Drugmaker says 2 million starter kits of weight loss pill sold since...  -  Oct 22, 2007
Xenical contains twice the dosage of alli. About half of patients in clinical trials for alli experienced similar gastrointestinal side effects. ... San Diego Union - Tribune - San Diego Union Tribune

Anti-obesity drug gets first shot at OTC  -  Dec 14, 2005
Xenical has been available by prescription in a 120-milligram dose since 1999. Because Xenical would be the first prescription obesity drug to go OTC, ... USA Today

XENICAL SHOWS POSITIVE WEIGHT LOSS RESULTS FOR …  -  Sep 5, 2006
The weight loss medication Xenical(R) (orlistat) can safely help obese adolescents to lose excess weight, providing not only a major health benefit but also ... Free with registration - AsiaPulse News - AccessMyLibrary.com

Xenical Tips  -  Feb 26, 2008
When using the Xenical weight loss medication the most obvious mistake that people make is that they reckon that they can carry on eating normally. ... UKMedix Health News - UKMedix Health News

Long-term data needed on anti-obesity drugs  -  Jan 5, 2007
Xenical (known generically as orlistat) and Meridia (sibutramine) are currently approved for long-term use, while Acomplia (rimonabant) is under review by ... Reuters

Children could get 'diet pills'  -  Aug 8, 2005
Pharmaceutical company Roche said it had new trial data showing its drug Xenical (orlistat) works in under 18s. The European Union recently updated its ... BBC News

Fears fat pill being marketed to teens  -  Oct 4, 2006
The safety and efficacy of Xenical for children had not been established, said Viola Korczak, ... A Ten spokeswoman said Xenical was not an Idol sponsor. ... Sydney Morning Herald

Cardiff News Dieters' warning on new slim pill  -  Dec 27, 2007
British slimmers can already be prescribed a double-strength version of the pill called Xenical. But South and West Wales district manager for Slimming ... WalesOnline

Preventing "horsewoman's tan"  -  Jun 22, 2008
It has been prescribed under the name Xenical. Diarrhea and increased bowel movements are common side effects of orlistat, so it's not surprising that it ... Seattle Times

Xenical: Prescription no longer necessary  -  Feb 8, 2005
Approval has been given for the weight-loss drug Xenical (Orlistat) to be sold by pharmacists without a prescription from a doctor. ... scoop.co.nz

Doctors: Diet pill will offer only modest help in fight against...  -  Jan 30, 2006
If the FDA takes the advice of its scientific advisers, Xenical _ reincarnated ... He could not estimate the number of prescriptions for Xenical worldwide. ... Free with registration - Chicago Tribune - AccessMyLibrary.com

Lose weight! Feel great! Well, maybe not  -  Jun 19, 2007
A lower-potency version of the prescription drug Xenical, it blocks your body from absorbing about 25 percent of the fat that you eat. ... Salon

Sanofi obesity drug faces tough EU safety review  -  Jul 16, 2007
That compares with 14 cases of suicidal ideation with Roche Holding AG's obesity drug Xenical in the nine years since its 1998 launch and 15 cases with ... Reuters

EU regulators back Glaxo's OTC obesity treatment  -  May 25, 2007
L) to sell an over-the-counter version of Xenical, Roche Holding AG's (ROG.VX) prescription-only medicine for obesity. The European Medicines Agency said on ... Reuters

Weight-loss pill a wonder drug?: Orlistat receives mixed reviews...  -  Feb 12, 2007
The drug will be sold under the name "alli" in 60-milligram capsules, about half the strength of Xenical, the prescription version of the drug that has been ... Free with registration - Richmond Times - Dispatch - AccessMyLibrary.com

Xenical advertising banned for good  -  Aug 10, 2007
Advertising of the weight loss drug orlistat (Xenical) to consumers is to be banned again from October after regulators agreed with critics that TV ... 6minutes

Obesity drug ad withdrawn  -  Nov 21, 2006
THE manufacturer of weight-loss drug Xenical has been ordered to pull its TV commercial ... Xenical is one of the few drugs that can be advertised direct to ... NEWS.com.au

Xenical Helps Adolescents Lose Weight  -  Jun 14, 2005
By Katrina Woznicki, 0. VANCOUVER, June 14-Xenical (orlistat) helped obese adolescents reduce weight, but this first major study of the drug for kids in ... MedPage Today

Average Loss Is 6 to 10 Pounds in People Taking Prescription Weight …  -  Nov 15, 2007
Users of the drugs Xenical, Meridia, and the unapproved drug Acomplia did lose ... One study comparing Xenical to placebo followed patients for four years. ... WebMD

Xenical fights ad ban  -  Jun 26, 2007
By Jane Bunce. THE makers of weight-loss pill Xenical are taking a federal government agency to court to fight an advertising ban on the product. ... NEWS.com.au

Roche court action over TV ad ban  -  Jun 21, 2007
Xenical _ which works by blocking the absorption of fat in the ... Last year the restrictions on Xenical were relaxed to make it available without a ... The Australian

Roche Pharma suspended from ABPI over Xenical supply  -  Jul 17, 2008
Roche Pharma in the UK has been suspended from membership of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) for a minimum of six months in ... Healthcare Republic - Healthcare Republic

Ryckman: No magic pill  -  Jan 31, 2006
..."At least with Xenical, the medication has gone through FDA approval. ... Wolfe noted that prescriptions for Xenical dropped by more than 50 percent from ... Rocky Mountain News

"Socially unacceptable" side effects  -  Jan 13, 2006
Roche makes and sells Xenical as a prescription in the US and overseas, ... Xenical is designed to help obese people lose weight, but its biggest challenge ... CNNMoney.com

Nibbles: Australia stops ads for Xenical  -  Feb 26, 2007
Regulators in Australia have revoked the license of Roche Pharmaceuticals to advertise its weight-loss drug Xenical in that country. ... CalorieLab Calorie Counter News

Slate's Medical Examiner: Xenical OTC  -  Feb 6, 2006
A new weight-loss drug is about to be approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) for over-the-counter sale. Madeleine Brand talks with Dr. Sydney ... NPR

Gallstones And Xenical Link Is Suspect  -  Apr 12, 2007
Yesterday Ukmedix News reported on a Xenical story which was based on the Food and Drug Administration in the United States recently releasing information ... UKMedix Health News - UKMedix Health News

Xenical/alli and Meridia Help Adults Lose Weight but Just One Lowers ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
March 24, 2008 – Although orlistat, sold as alli or Xenical, and sibutramine (Medidia) both appear to help adults lose weight, orlistat or just a ... SeniorJournal.com

Satisfy your hunger on 15 grams of fat per meal  -  Jun 21, 2007
Last week, the first FDA-approved weight-loss drug, Alli ( pronounced al-eye), once sold by prescription as Xenical (orlistat), hit store shelves. ... Atlanta Journal Constitution

GSK Consumer Healthcare to Promote Xenical  -  Apr 13, 2005
PITTSBURGH - April 12, 2005 - GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare announced an agreement with Roche to promote the leading prescription weight loss ... RedOrbit

… Meeting with Stiff Opposition to Its Efforts to Market Xenical as...  -  Apr 13, 2006
Pharmaceutical giant Roche Holding AG had hoped for a smooth approval of Xenical as the first over-the-counter (OTC) weight-loss drug. ... Newsinferno.com

Xenical.(Drug overview)  -  Jan 22, 2007
Xenical blocks absorption of dietary fat into the bloodstream, thereby reducing the number of calories you get from a meal. At the usual dosage level, ... Free with registration - PDR Family Guide to Prescription Drugs - AccessMyLibrary.com

Doctors fear run on quick-fix diet pill  -  Feb 28, 2006
The drug, Xenical, prevents the body from absorbing fat and was approved as an ... "Xenical works by inhibiting breakdown of fat in the diet - it reduces ... Sydney Morning Herald

Coming to your chemist soon, a pill to help you drop a dress size in...  -  Apr 3, 2007
Alli, which is half the strength of sister drug Xenical, works by stopping the body from absorbing fat. It can prevent enzymes in the intestines from ... Daily Mail

Xenical.(Drug overview)  -  Dec 1, 2005
Xenical blocks absorption of dietary fat into the bloodstream, thereby reducing the number of calories you get from a meal. At the usual dosage level, ... Free with registration - PDR Family Guide to Prescription Drugs - AccessMyLibrary.com

For health, there's no pill to replace willpower.  -  Feb 6, 2006
The over-the-counter version of orlistat will be a lower dosage than Xenical, but I'm sure that won't stop plenty of people from misusing it -- including ... Free with registration - San Jose Mercury News - AccessMyLibrary.com

Drug's side effects may discourage some users  -  Jun 14, 2007
In the United States, pre scriptions for Xenical dropped from 1.5-million in 2002 to ... But when her weight loss plateaued, her doctor prescribed Xenical. ... St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive

Evaluation of Urinary Oxalate Levels in Patients Receiving …  -  Dec 29, 2006
Orlistat (Xenical) is an agent that acts locally in the gastrointestinal tract and inhibits gastric, carboxyl ester, and pancreatic lipases: ie, ... Nature.com

Roche's Xenical shows greater benefit in early responders.(product …  -  Sep 11, 2006
Swiss drug major Roche says that its weight-loss medication Xenical (orlistat) can safely help obese adolescents lose excess weight, providing not only a ... Free with registration - Pharma Marketletter - AccessMyLibrary.com

Do Xenical Weight Loss Pills really work?  -  Apr 10, 2007
If you are looking for weight loss gradually without much compomising on diet and exercise then Xenical weight loss pill is the best alternative for you. ... Buzzle

Local GlaxoSmithKline unit puts weight behind new OTC diet pill  -  Feb 16, 2007
Orlistat was previously available only with a prescription under the name Xenical. Alli capsules will be sold in a lower dose, about half the 120 milligrams ... Bizjournals.com

An over-the-counter weight-loss drug...  -  Feb 10, 2007
Alli is an over-the-counter version of a prescription drug called Xenical, which has been sold in the US since 1999. ... Indian Express

Using Xenical  -  Jul 24, 2006
Ukmedix gives a lots of weight loss advice and help to thousands of people each month and if the ukmedix doctors agree to it, weight loss medications can be ... UKMedix Health News - UKMedix Health News

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Worried About Xenical Abuse  -  Feb 26, 2007
In Australia the Xenical weight loss drug is available over the counter and therefore no prescription is required. This has meant that sales of Xenical have ... UKMedix Health News - UKMedix Health News

Misuse is why drugs are controlled by prescription  -  Feb 10, 2007
This happened to the weight loss drug Xenical, initially available only on ... The classification of Xenical will be re-considered next week after ... The Australian

Orlistat Shown to Improve Control of Blood Glucose Levels in People...  -  Sep 7, 2006
..."Now we have additional grounds to recommend Xenical -- not only does it ... Weight loss was significantly greater with Xenical vs. placebo (3.77 kg vs. ... DG News

Weight Loss With Xenical  -  Mar 8, 2006
It's simple really....eating more calories than your body can process and burn up causes you to get extra fat layers on your body. ... UKMedix Health News - UKMedix Health News

Xenical says good bye to confusing ads  -  Mar 3, 2006
Sick of having its ads mistaken for community service announcements, pharmaceutical company Roche this week welcomed the opportunity to finally produce ... B&T Marketing & Media - B&T Marketing & Media (subscription)

FIVE STUDENTS TREATED IN DRUG SCARE  -  Mar 7, 2008
Palmer said the students had aspirin; Xenical, a weight-loss pill; Naproxen, an anti-inflammatory; and Tetracycline, a prescription antibiotic. ... Pay-Per-View - Hartford Courant - ProQuest Archiver

Xenical May Go Over the Counter  -  Nov 1, 2005
Xenical would be the first of its kind to go from prescription use to pharmacy shelves. Drugstore shelves are brimming with shakes, herbs and other products ... Diabetes In Control

Xenical And Using It Properly  -  Dec 20, 2006
When Xenical first appeared on the market in the United Kingdom it created quite a stir. Many people thought that this was the drug that they were waiting ... UKMedix Health News - UKMedix Health News

Xenical and Metformin With Anti Depressants  -  Mar 30, 2006
A study that looked into the effects of using both Xenical and Metformin had good results with patients who were overweight or obese due to the use of ... UKMedix Health News - UKMedix Health News

Glaxo feels weight of regulators on diet pill Firm hopes for over-the...  -  Apr 27, 2006
In his three years on Xenical, Burton said he had dropped to a steady 210 pounds. ... Xenical, sold by Roche in the United States since 1999, ... Pay-Per-View - International Herald Tribune - HighBeam Research

Public Citizen Objects To Xenical  -  Apr 26, 2006
The debate about the future of the weight loss drug Xenical is heating up following revelations made by some researchers that it could cause pre cancerous ... UKMedix Health News - UKMedix Health News

Half Dose Xenical May Be Sold OTC In UK  -  Apr 2, 2007
At Ukmedix News we reported last month that the weight loss drug orlistat has been given the full approval for sale as an over the counter drug in America. ... UKMedix Health News - UKMedix Health News

Wonders of weight loss pill – Xenical  -  Oct 25, 2006
Xenical diet pill really works effectively for reduction of extra weight by blocking the action of the lipase enzyme that breaks the dietary fat being ... Buzzle

Xenical In Trouble Down Under  -  Jan 17, 2007
Unlike the majority of countries the weight loss drug Xenical in Australia is an Over The Counter or OTC drug from pharmacies that requires no prescription ... UKMedix Health News - UKMedix Health News

… to approving GSK/Roche's number one obesity drug, Xenical, for OTC...  -  Jan 30, 2006
If its proposed Xenical switch is granted by the FDA, the UK firm will also ... GSK says that whether or not the switch takes place, Xenical will remain ... $4.95 - Pharma Marketletter - ECNext

NUTRITION, Losing it: What to know about 'new' drug  -  Feb 27, 2007
Even so, some critics call the move to make Xenical available as Alli without a ... Two studies suggest that Xenical can cause these precancerous growths. ... Pay-Per-View - Newsday - ProQuest Archiver

XENICAL Pill would be sold with an educational booklet .  -  Nov 2, 2005
...one-quarter of each group dropped out of the study. A second glaxosmithkline study, also presented last week, reported that most people pur chasing the ... Gainesville Sun - Google News Archive

Brand Names/Synonyms:
Xenical is also known by the following brand names and/or synonymsOrlipastat; Orlipastatum [Inn-Latin]; Orlistat; Orlistat [Usan:Inn]; Tetrahydrolipstatin; Xenical

Drug Category:
Xenical is categorized under the following by the FDA: Antiobesity Agents; Enzyme Inhibitors; ATC:A08AB01

Dosage Forms:
CAPSULE

Absorption:
Not Available

Interactions:
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Chemical IUPAC Name:
1-[(3-hexyl-4-oxo-oxetan-2-yl)methyl]dodecyl2-formylamino-4-methyl-pentanoate





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