Diet drugs - Xenical (orlistat) used by 43% of weight loss doctors surveyed

43% of weight loss doctors surveyed use the fat-blocking diet drug Xenical (orlistat). It is the fifth most used diet drug used by these doctors. Adipex (phentermine) 97% Tenuate (diethylpropion) 64% Bontril (phendimetrazine) 60% Topamax (topiramate) 50% Meridia (sibutramine) 49% Xenical (orlistat) 43% Hi, this is Larry Hobbs @ FatNews.com http://fatnews.com/ larryhobbs@fatnews.com REFERENCE Hendricks E, Rothman R, Greenway F. How physician obesity specialists use drugs to treat obesity. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 Mar 19, published on-line. AUTHOR'S CONTACT INFORMATION Frank L. Greenway Department of Clinical Trials Pennington Biomedical Research Center Louisiana State University System Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA Frank.Greenway@pbrc.edu Ed Hendricks MD 2310 Professional Dr., St. 200 Roseville, California 95661 (916) 773-1191 phone http://www.hendricksforhealth.com/