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Over-the-counter sales urged for anti-fat drug.

Publication: The Washington Times
Publication Date: 24-JAN-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Over-the-counter sales urged for anti-fat drug.(NATION)

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Byline: Joyce Howard Price, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Two advisory panels to the Food and Drug Administration yesterday jointly recommended over-the-counter sales of the diet drug orlistat, deciding it would be both safe and effective, by a vote of 11-3.

If the FDA adopts the recommendation of the outside advisory panels, orlistat - whose trade name is Xenical - would be the first federally endorsed weight-loss drug that could be sold without a prescription, at a...

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