Xenical (ZEN-i-cal, orlistat)

May 1999

Roche is now shipping Xenical (ZEN-i-cal, orlistat).

It's the first diet drug that works in the gut...instead of in the brain to suppress appetite.

Xenical is a lipase inhibitor. Blocking this enzyme in the GI tract reduces the absorption of fat by about 30%.

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