Article: Over-the-counter diet pills go on sale.(News)

Article: 1st over-counter diet pill approved Use requires ...
The Boston Globe;  February 8, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... the-counter supplements that promise weight loss. GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare ... since 1999. Alli can result in modest weight loss if used in conjunction with exercise ... consumers already spend $23 billion on weight-loss remedies - including diet pills, shakes ...

Article: Weight loss a complex segment.(weight ...
Chain Drug Review;  April 13, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... a variety of over-the-counter diet and weight loss products. According to retailers ... aftermath of the prescription weight loss drugs that had to be withdrawn ... elusive in the over-the-counter diet and weight loss sector. Hine says that although ...

Article: Need for more education apparent.(weight loss ...
Chain Drug Review;  April 13, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... of nonprescription diet and weight loss products in forms that range ... information on over-the-counter diet and weight loss products. In both cases ... with weight control, tips on weight loss and weight maintenance, and ...

Article: Better dieting through chemistry? (Food and Drug Administration ...
U.S. News & World Report;  February 3, 1992 ;     698 words ... ... pharmacy shelves. Every weight-loss expert of note dismisses over-the-counter diet pills that promise to ... effective at long-term weight loss, and taking them neither ... of 111 substances as weight-loss aids or appetite suppressants ...

Article: WEIGHT LOSS WITH YUCKY SIDE EFFECTS DIET DRUG ALLI ...
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  June 16, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... In the war against weight loss, a new, federally approved, over-the-counter diet pill is being touted ... could play a role in weight loss." And some are calling ... is by far the safest weight-loss medication ever studied ...

Article: Leading diet specialist calls for moderate regulation of the diet ...
PR Newswire;  July 11, 1990 ;     700+ words ... ... regulation of the over-the-counter diet industry. Solomon, in calling ... pointed out that many quick-weight-loss diet plans, such as some ... popular diet plans make quick weight loss claims, but have conducted ... magic solution for obesity, weight loss programs are only a ...

Article: Satisfaction Directly Related to Weight-Loss ...
PR Newswire;  December 29, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... effective stand-alone weight-loss solution. Moreover ... percent) are adopting weight-loss methods that are directly ... percent), over-the-counter diet aids (49 percent ... percent) and following a weight-loss plan that specifies ...