{"id":554,"date":"2026-06-10T19:44:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T19:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=554"},"modified":"2026-06-10T19:44:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T19:44:47","slug":"fda-warns-alli-an-over-the-counter-weight-loss-pill-could-cause-fatal-kidney-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=554","title":{"rendered":"FDA Warns Alli\u2014An Over-The-Counter Weight Loss Pill\u2014Could Cause Fatal Kidney Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>BIG NUMBER<\/h2>\n<p>40 million. That&#8217;s how many people are estimated to have taken orlistat (available as Alli or the prescription version Xenical) since Xenical was approved by the FDA in 1999. Alli, the lower-dose, over-the-counter version, was approved in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=552\">Trump Says \u2018I Love The Inflation\u2019 After It Reaches 3-Year High<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>CONTRA <\/h2>\n<p>Though Alli, the brand name of the generic drug orlistat, is available without a prescription, the FDA, Mayo Clinic, British NHS and some high-profile doctors have <u>warned against<\/u> taking Alli without the supervision of a healthcare professional. Medical experts have largely raised <u>concerns<\/u> about drug interactions; risk of vitamin deficiencies; gastrointestinal side effects; serious liver, kidney, and gallbladder complications; or misuse by people with eating disorders and unhealthy weight-loss behaviors.<\/p>\n<h2>CRUCIAL QUOTE<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;These drugs have the potential to cause significant damage to multiple critical organs, yet they provide meager benefits in reducing weight loss in obese and overweight patients,&#8221; Dr. Sidney Wolfe, former director of Public Citizen&#8217;s Health Research Group, <u>told ABC News.<\/u> <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=550\">Trump Says U.S. Will \u2018Hit\u2019 Iran Again Today\u2014After Previously Criticizing Lengthy Peace Talks<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2>Key background <\/h2>\n<p>The United States is in the middle of a weight-loss drug boom thanks to the increasing popularity of GLP-1 medications like Wegovy, Ozempic, and Zepbound, but Alli played a different role in the history of weight-loss medications. When the FDA approved Alli in 2007, it became the first over-the-counter weight-loss drug in U.S. history, a title it still holds today. While GLP-1 drugs work by suppressing appetite, <u>Alli works<\/u> by blocking the absorption of some dietary fat. Orlistat generally produces <u>more modest results<\/u>, but it also helped <u>normalize<\/u> the idea that millions of Americans would seek pharmaceutical help to lose weight, if it was widely available and considered safe. <\/p>\n<h2>SURPRISING FACT<\/h2>\n<p>Polling by <u>KFF<\/u> found that about 1 in 8 U.S. adults were taking a GLP-1 drug by late 2025, roughly twice as many as in 2024. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=548\">Elizabeth Warren Seeks Delay Of Blockbuster SpaceX IPO (Live Updates)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The nation\u2019s only over-the-counter weight loss drug\u2014which has been taken by millions\u2014could cause fatal kidney problems. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":553,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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