FDA panel recommends fat-blocking diet pill for over-the-counter sales
News 14 Carolina - Jan 23 5:36 PM
(WASHINGTON) - A prescription diet drug is a step closer to being stocked next to the cold medicine in drug stores and supermarkets. A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has voted to recommend that the fat-blocking drug now known as Xenical be sold over-the-counter.Save to My Web

FDA advisers give nod to OTC diet pill
Baltimore Sun - 19 minutes ago
Nonprescription sale of fat-blocker nearer Fat Americans could be just months away from gaining a new ally in the battle of the bulge. Save to My Web

Panel Backs Glaxo's Plan for Diet Drug
New York Times - Jan 23 8:22 PM
A Food and Drug Adminstration advisory panel endorsed a proposal by GlaxoSmithKline to sell the prescription weight-loss drug Xenical over the counter.Save to My Web

Should diet pill go over the counter?
CNN.com - Jan 23 3:34 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal scientists questioned Monday whether there would be any lasting benefit for fat Americans in allowing over-the-counter sales of a weight-loss pill now sold only with a prescription.Save to My Web