Alli News Abstract 24
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7017584652?FDA%20Warns%20Against%20Taking%20Fake%20Alli%20Diet%20Drug
The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers away from counterfeit versions of the weight-loss drug
Alli.
The agency said in a statement that the counterfeit versions did not contain
orlistat, the active ingredient found in the FDA-approved version made by drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline. Instead, they contained a chemical called sibutramine. Sibutramine should not be taken without a doctor's oversight, and it may interact in a harmful way with other medications a consumer may be taking, the FDA statement continued.
People began to report the existence of counterfeit
Alli in December 2009. The FDA said that so far, it is only being sold over the Internet, and the agency has no evidence of it being sold at retail stores.