Xenical
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In the 1990s, it developed an obesity treatment marketed under the brand name Xenical.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
People taking Xenical lose an average of five to seven pounds, studies have shown.
From US News • May 29, 2014
Many patients, he said, shunned Xenical because of one embarrassing side-effect in particular: diarrhea.
From Reuters • Feb. 7, 2013
Before that, no new prescription weight-loss drugs had been approved in 13 years, and the one drug approved for long-term use, Roche’s Xenical, was rarely prescribed.
From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2012
And in May, the FDA warned consumers that the over-the-counter weight loss pill alli, which has been sold for years at a higher dose as the prescription drug Xenical, could cause severe liver damage.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2010
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