Alli and the Wonder of Pizza Oil

The Blonde Pharmacist recently wrote about the wonders of Alli, the diet pill previously known as Xenical. Actually, Xenical Jr, as it is not as strong as Xenical. So, it's even less effective. Anyway, it reminded me that I've been meaning to write about the Pharmacist's Information Package that arrived from GSK about a month ago.

First off, to all the pharmacists who have received this: What the hell are those red fuzzy things supposed to be in the 1 pound of lard fart model? Blood vessels? Pretty lame. To those who don't know what I'm talking about, GSK included a large, 1 pound life size model of...yep, fat. It's supposed to be used to demonstrate to the patient how even just one pound can make a difference. Yea, right.

Anyway, my favorite quote from the entire educational packet comes from a pamphlet that is supposed to be given to the patient. In describing all the nastiness that this drug can cause due to the fats not being absorbed, it describes the 'oily discharge' as being "like the oil that is on top of a slice of pizza." YUCK! Maybe the idea is to just disgust the patient enough to stop eating pizza.

Worked for me.