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Medication
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Anti-obesity medication
The cardboard packaging of two medications used to treat obesity. Orlistat is shown above under the brand name Xenical in a white package with Roche branding. Sibutramine is below under the brand name Meridia. Orlistat is also available as Alli in the United Kingdom. The A of the Abbott Laboratories logo is on the bottom half of the package.
Orlistat
(Xenical), the most commonly used medication to treat obesity and
sibutramine
(Meridia), a withdrawn medication due to cardiovascular side effects