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Xenical

British  
/ ˈzɛnɪkəl /

noun

  1. a drug that reduces the ability to absorb fats; used in the medical treatment of obesity

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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After Xenical, Roche worked on drugs for metabolic and cardiovascular diseases, but halted development more than a decade ago.

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

Currently there is just one prescription drug on the market for long-term weight loss: Roche's Xenical, which is not widely used because of modest weight loss results.

From Seattle Times Feb. 17, 2012

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