A new review looks at a variety of weight loss drugs following the Belviq recall, saying most are safe, but must be used wisely and not as a cure-all for obesity.…
A new study has failed to find any causal link between weight loss drugs containing orlistat and liver injuries, raising questions about prior research that suggested side effects of Xenical and Alli may damage the liver. …
Officials at the prominent consumer watchdog group, Public Citizen, panned the federal government’s decision to approve a new weight loss drug, Belviq, predicting that it may eventually be recalled due to reports of heart damage. …
European drug regulators are investigating whether Roche failed to report side effects and problems associated with a number of different drugs, which may have been linked to more than 15,000 deaths. …
Federal drug regulators have decided to delay a decision on whether to approve the weight loss drug Qnexa, which includes the active ingredient of Topamax and one of the active ingredients from the recalled diet pill Fen Phen. …
A panel of outside advisors to the FDA has recommended that drug companies be required to prove that new weight loss medications are safe for the heart before obtaining approval from federal health regulators. …
European health regulators have decided to allow the prescription weight loss drug Xenical and the lower-dose over-the-counter version sold as Alli to remain on the market, indicating that the health benefits outweigh the potential risk of liver injury. …
European health officials have launched an investigation into the potential side effects of Xenical and Alli to determine if the risk of liver injury from the drugs outweighs the minimal weight-loss benefits provided. …
The consumer watchdog group Public Citizen has petitioned federal drug safety regulators to remove Xenical and Alli from the market, as the weight-loss drugs may cause damage to the kidney and liver. …
The consumer watchdog group Public Citizen indicates in the latest issue of their newsletter “Worst Pills, Best Pills” that people should not use the weight loss medication orlistat, which is sold as a Xenical and Alli, due to the minimal benefits provided by the drug compared to the risk of liver damage and other serious side effects. …
