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Roche plant spared from sale runs into GMP issues

A South Carolina plant Roche ( $RHHBY ) had on the auction block last year has developed manufacturing issues that have interrupted production of its weight control drug Xenical . Health officials in...

Weight-loss meds get liver-injury warning

The FDA is slapping new liver-injury warnings on the weight-loss drugs Xenical and Alli. The decision comes after a safety review at the agency, prompted by reports of liver problems among patients

FDA probes safety of weight-loss med

FDA drug-safety types are training their magnifying glass on orlistat, the weight-loss drug sold in prescription and over-the-counter forms. The agency has received at least 32 reports of liver

Chantix, Xenical still under FDA probe

FDA aired its quarterly laundry list of drug-safety probes yesterday, reminding us--and everyone else--of its ongoing investigations. Nineteen drugs made the list, several with multiple brand names.

Roche's Xenical sales probed in U.K.

Could Big Pharma be held to account for gray market sales of its drugs? Take a look at what's happening in the U.K.: Its drug industry watchdog is investigating Roche over its sales of weight-loss

Diet center faker inflated Xenical sales

Roche's Xenical played a central role in the case of Robin Huxley, a U.K. operator of slimming clinics who pleaded guilty in December to violating prescription drug laws. Posing as a pharmacist--and