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Article: WEIGHT LOSS WITH YUCKY SIDE EFFECTS DIET DRUG ALLI DEBUTS WITH DIGESTIVE CONCERNS.(News)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- June 16, 2007
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Byline: SUSAN ABRAM
Staff Writer
BURBANK -- It can be your friend or your foe.
In the war against weight loss, a new, federally approved, over-the-counter diet pill is being touted as the latest weapon against fat.
Alli (pronounced "ally") made its debut Friday in most drug stores, where the $60-a-package product was disappearing from specially designed display cases.
GlaxoSmithKline, the drug's maker, is providing extensive information at myalli.com to alert users that the drug is no magic bullet but is effective with proper diet and exercise.
Made to act as a fat blocker, Alli is half the dosage of its predecessor known as Xenical, but does come ...