With An Alli Like This, Who Needs Enemas?
4 CommentsBy Ed Silverman // June 7th, 2007 // 2:06 pm
That’s the punny expression used by the Prescription Access Litigation Project to taunt Glaxo and its forthcoming diet pill, which the advocacy group has named the winner of its latest annual Bitter Pill competition. The over-the-counter weight-loss drug debuts next week, and Glaxo is working furiously on an educational campaign to blunt criticism.
PAL, which usually sues drugmakers over pricing, is having none of it. The group argues that, by aggressively marketing Alli and eliminating the need for a doctor’s supervision, some people may be inspired to use the pill inappropriately, particularly teenagers and people with eating disorders. “Anyone wil be able to walk into a pharmacy and buy this drug,” says Alex Sugerman-Brozan, PAL’s director.
The group also charges that Alli, which is a version of Roche’s Xenical prescription med, has minimal effectiveness, potentially harmful side effects and “uncertain risks.” These include orange undies caused by oily stools, which Glaxo acknowleges should prompt some consumers to take extra undies to work, just in case.
Such concerns aside, Alli is likely to find a large audience. As PAL notes, a recent Zogby/UPI poll found that 29 percent of Americans would likely try an OTC weight-loss pill. The bottom line - buy stock in underwear makers today.
Insider
What an excellent pun!
ALLI, of course, stands for “anus leaking lipids intensely!”
Ed Silverman
Hello Insider,
Thanks. I was wondering how they came up with that. The origins were never leaked.
Cheers
ed
Insider
Xenical users have learned about these side effects the hard way. They are so unpleasant, few users continue to take it for very long. Here’s what one healthcare practitioner wrote by way of caution for those who might be tempted to take Alli, as well as for the rest of us:
HOWEVER, and this is VERY important…you will LEAK orange foul-smelling oil from your tushy if you eat fatty foods! It will not clean with toilet paper, it will stain the toilet bowl until scrubbed with bleach, and it will leak THROUGH your pants uncontrollably, also staining your clothes (it is VERY hard to get out, even with bleach). This will happen only once to convince you to decrease your fat intake..lol. No fast food on this medicine, no greasy foods, no pizza especially. I don’t know why they don’t warn people about this. I am an ARNP who prescribed it to many patients, but I gave them the warning to be careful. Carry baby wipes, and an extra set of pants!! At least until you know how it will affect you. Sorry, but somebody needs to warn the public. I will be afraid to sit on a cloth seat (think theater) anywhere in public when this comes out! The leaking stain is 99% permanent (smell too!). Well good luck all dieters..and don’t say I didn’t warn you, lol.
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