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FDA panel's recommendation

Published: Monday, Jan. 23, 2006 11:56 p.m. MST
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Strong recommendation: A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee voted 11-3 Monday to recommend the approval of over-the-counter sales of a prescription weight-loss pill.

Next step: A nonprescription version of GlaxoSmithKline's orlistat, a drug already marketed in prescription form as Xenical, still needs final FDA approval.

New ruling: The FDA has never approved any nonprescription weight-loss drugs for sale.

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