Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Pharmacy researcher finds most popular weight-loss drug strongly alters other drug therapies

A University of Rhode Island researcher has discovered that the weight-loss drug orlistat, known by the brand names Xenical and Alli, inhibits a key enzyme that may lead to "severe toxicity of internal organs such as the liver and kidney." (2012-12-11)

URL: http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/81679/Pharmacy_researcher_finds_most_popular_weight-loss_drug_strongly_alters_other_drug_therapies.html

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