Sales Are Strong for Glaxo’s Weight-Loss Product

Herald Tribune: "Desperate for a cure for fat, consumers have purchased more than two million starter packages of the new weight-loss product Alli since it was introduced four months ago. Sales of the product, at $60 for each 90-pill package, met expectations of the maker GlaxoSmithKline, the company said yesterday. Alli, an over-the-counter version of the diet drug Xenical from Glaxo, is the first government-approved weight-loss drug available without a prescription. "