Comments on: Glaxo Tries To Corner The Market On Weight Loss http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/05/glaxo-tries-to-corner-the-market-on-weight-loss/ News, Comment and Conversation Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:01:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ben http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/05/glaxo-tries-to-corner-the-market-on-weight-loss/#comment-356614 Ben Tue, 13 May 2008 16:08:55 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=13511#comment-356614 Hello, Thanks for writing this blog and informing people of what's going on with this issue. I work for the Dietary Supplement Information Bureau, and we have some information pertaining to this petition. Please visit our site at <a href="http://www.supplementinfo.org/GSK" rel="nofollow">http://www.supplementinfo.org/GSK</a>. Thank you, Ben DSIB Hello,
Thanks for writing this blog and informing people of what’s going on with this issue. I work for the Dietary Supplement Information Bureau, and we have some information pertaining to this petition. Please visit our site at http://www.supplementinfo.org/GSK. Thank you,

Ben
DSIB

]]> By: Sam http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/05/glaxo-tries-to-corner-the-market-on-weight-loss/#comment-354445 Sam Thu, 08 May 2008 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=13511#comment-354445 There is an old saying, "If you build a better mouse trap, the world will beat a path to your door'. If there was one safe (prescription or OTC) product that really was therapeutically effective and you could loose all the weight you needed to( (depending on how long you stayed on it), don't you think every over weight or obese person by word of mouth, would beat a path to the stores to buy this product? There would be a minimum need to advertise and there would be no need to ask the FDA to liberalize the company's claims. There is an old saying, “If you build a better mouse trap, the world will beat a
path to your door’.

If there was one safe (prescription or OTC) product that really was therapeutically effective and you could loose all the weight you needed to( (depending on how long you stayed on it), don’t you think every over weight or obese person by word of mouth, would beat a path to the stores to buy this product? There would be a minimum need to advertise and there would be no need to ask the FDA to liberalize the company’s claims.

]]> By: Melody http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/05/glaxo-tries-to-corner-the-market-on-weight-loss/#comment-352227 Melody Wed, 07 May 2008 18:59:58 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=13511#comment-352227 If Glaxo succeeds, the next predictable step will be litigation against those non-MD's who recommend exercise and natural foods as weight-loss tools. If Glaxo succeeds, the next predictable step will be litigation against those non-MD’s who recommend exercise and natural foods as weight-loss tools.

]]> By: Jack2 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/05/glaxo-tries-to-corner-the-market-on-weight-loss/#comment-352096 Jack2 Wed, 07 May 2008 17:41:45 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=13511#comment-352096 I'd like to see much more rigorous standards applied to the claims made on the bottle of dietary supplement. I’d like to see much more rigorous standards applied to the claims made on the bottle of dietary supplement.

]]> By: Skeptical http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/05/glaxo-tries-to-corner-the-market-on-weight-loss/#comment-351777 Skeptical Wed, 07 May 2008 14:37:28 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=13511#comment-351777 GSK - what a joke of a company! The commercials try to indicate that if you take Alli, you'll look like a model. The truth is that you'll spend most of your time in the bathroom and the rest of it cleaning or changing your underwear. What kind of risk/benefit is that? Not much! GSK - what a joke of a company! The commercials try to indicate that if you take Alli, you’ll look like a model. The truth is that you’ll spend most of your time in the bathroom and the rest of it cleaning or changing your underwear. What kind of risk/benefit is that? Not much!

]]> By: Chris http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/05/glaxo-tries-to-corner-the-market-on-weight-loss/#comment-351740 Chris Wed, 07 May 2008 14:19:37 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=13511#comment-351740 And what exactly is the proof that the minimal weight loss that patients get with Alli does anything for any cardiovascular disease process. The weight loss is quite small and the side effects are quite problematic. We have been duped over the years by companies selling weight loss products, whether they come from ethical or nutritional companies. While I agree that nutritional companies should have to show some benefit in order to make claims, I think that GSK should get its' silly commercials off TV because it leads people to believe that the compound does more than it actually does. And what exactly is the proof that the minimal weight loss that patients get with Alli does anything for any cardiovascular disease process. The weight loss is quite small and the side effects are quite problematic. We have been duped over the years by companies selling weight loss products, whether they come from ethical or nutritional companies. While I agree that nutritional companies should have to show some benefit in order to make claims, I think that GSK should get its’ silly commercials off TV because it leads people to believe that the compound does more than it actually does.

]]> By: Dan http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/05/glaxo-tries-to-corner-the-market-on-weight-loss/#comment-351698 Dan Wed, 07 May 2008 13:59:55 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=13511#comment-351698 Glaxo has not won any popularity contests from what I have read from these two posts by Ed this morning. Glaxo has not won any popularity contests from what I have read from these two posts by Ed this morning.

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