Alli News Abstract 6
http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20100119/fake-alli-sold-on-internet
Fake, "potentially harmful" versions of the weight loss drug
Alli are being sold on Internet auction sites such as eBay, the FDA and GlaxoSmithKline warn.
The counterfeit
Alli looks a lot like the real thing. But the pills are filled not with
orlistat -- the main ingredient in GSK's
Alli and in Roche's
Xenical. Instead, they are filled with sibutramine.
Sibutramine, the main ingredient in the prescription weight loss drug Meridia, affects chemical signals in the brain and should not be used without a doctor's oversight. The drug should not be used by certain people.
Moreover,
Alli is taken three times daily while Meridia is meant to be taken only once a day.