(CBS/AP) Will the FDA pull the plug on two weight-loss pills? Health advocates have asked the agency to ban the fat-blockers Alli and Xenical, pointing to new reports linking the drugs to kidney ...

FDA is reviewing new safety information regarding reports of liver-related adverse events in patients taking orlistat. Orlistat is marketed in the United States as a prescription product, Xenical, and ...

Weight-loss drugs from GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Roche Holding AG will carry new warnings about rare reports of liver injury, U.S. health officials said on Wednesday. The Food and Drug Administration ...

The FDA has notified healthcare professionals and consumers that it is reviewing new safety information regarding reports of liver-related adverse events in patients taking orlistat, which is marketed ...

As far as I know, you can now buy a generic version of orlistat called Alli, at pharmacies without a prescription. However, it is always prudent to rather take such medications under a doctor's ...

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a new warning about a potential side effect for people taking the weight-loss drugs Alli and Xenical: liver failure. Alli is sold over-the-counter and ...

The labeling for the weight loss drug orlistat will include new safety information about rare cases of severe liver injury in patients taking this drug. Orlistat is sold by prescription as Xenical in ...

According to the consumer watchdog Public Citizen, the weight loss drugs Alli and Xenical should be removed from the market because of the growing risk of side effects that include liver damage, ...

WASHINGTON, May 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new label for Xenical and Alli to include information about rare, but possible, severe liver injury. "Xenical and Alli ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday that regulators are assessing at least 32 reports of liver problems between 1999 and 2008 in patients taking the weight-loss drug orlistat, sold ...

[05-26-2010] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a revised label for Xenical to include new safety information about cases of severe liver injury that have been reported rarely ...