Test: Slimming pills
(Online 12/05)
Can losing weight be as easy as popping the latest pill? Online 12/05
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Tougher laws needed for weight loss pills
(Online 01/08)
Hundreds of weight loss drugs in the market are not tested for efficacy before they reach consumers, according to a new study published in the Medical Journal of Australia.
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Xenical
(Updated 02/07)
CHOICE is concerned the weight loss drug is being sold inappropriately.
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Challenge to Xenical ad ban thrown out
(Online 08/07)
CHOICE welcomes the Federal Court's decision to reject a challenge made by pharmaceutical company Roche, to the advertising ban on weight loss drug Xenical.
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Glucosamine
(Online 05/08)
It's a popular alternative treatment for osteoarthritis but does it really work? New research makes the evidence look shaky.
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Drug advertising
(Updated 07/08)
CHOICE calls for greater scrutiny of pharmaceutical marketing, its impact on medical practice and cost pressures on the health system.
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Xenical advertising ban welcomed
(Online 02/07)
Consumer watchdog CHOICE has welcomed the withdrawal of advertising approval for the weight-loss drug XENICAL.
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Herbs & drugs: beware (archived)
(Online 08/01)
Just because it's 'natural' doesn't necessarily mean it's safe. Here's a list of some complementary medicines that interact with other drugs, complementary medicines and foods.
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Regulatory Diet Failure (archived)
(Online 01/01)
Advertising regulations for diet pills give consumers a slim chance of making informed choices, let alone losing weight. Matt O'Neill* explains.
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Drug advertising
(Online 06/04)
Pharmaceutical companies are finding sneaky -- but effective -- ways of getting around laws that prevent direct advertising of prescription medicines to the public. Should we be worried?
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