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FDA probes reported liver damage from popular diet pills
Photo credit: Bloomberg News | GlaxoSmithKline Plc's Xenical diet pill may pose health risks, U.S. regulators said Monday.
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating reports of liver damage in patients taking diet pills containing the chemical orlistat, an ingredient in the popular over-the-counter drug Alli and its prescription version Xenical.
While the FDA has not sent out a public warning about the drug, it is looking at reports that 32 cases of serious liver damage have been identified from 1999 to...
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