Scheduling Of Orlistat - National Drugs And Poisons Schedule Committee, Australia

... The National Drugs and Poisons Schedule Committee (NDPSC) reconsidered the scheduling and advertising status of orlistat (contained in the medicine Xenical) at its February 2007 meeting. After reviewing a large number of submissions from consumer, industry and professional bodies, the NDPSC has decided that orlistat should be retained in Schedule 3 as a Pharmacist Only medicine. [click link for full article] ...