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Mon 11 Nov 2009Chemists selling weight-loss drug to those too slim to need it
THE COUNTRY’S first over-the-counter weight-loss drug is being prescribed to people who are not overweight or obese, according to an investigation by the Consumers Association of Ireland (CAI).
Eight out of 20 pharmacists visited by the association sold the drug, Alli, to a researcher of normal weight, in breach of its licensing conditions.
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