PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED - BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and RCN Publishing Company Ltd
TI  - Over-the-counter weight loss with orlistat?
AID  - 10.1136/dtb.2009.10.0046
DP  - 2010 Jul 01
TA  - Evidence Based Nursing
PG  - 98--100
VI  - 13
IP  - 3
4099  - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/13/3/98.short
4100  - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/13/3/98.full
SO  - Evid Based Nurs2010 Jul 01; 13
AB  - Reprinted from: DTB 2009;47:125–7 Orlistat first became available (as 120mg capsules [Xenical]) around 10 years ago as a prescription-only treatment for obesity.1 Earlier this year, orlistat 60mg capsules (alli – GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare) became available for sale without a prescription to the public in the European Union. Orlistat 60mg is available in the UK as a Pharmacy (P) medicine and so can be purchased over-the-counter (OTC) from pharmacies. OTC orlistat is promoted as a new weight loss aid, “boosting weight loss by 50%” when added to a reduced calorie, lower-fat diet. Here we review the place of OTC orlistat in tackling obesity.