Alli is set enter the new year with a marketing campaign that should even dwarf its entrance into the UK market in the spring (2009)

Alli’s makers (GSK) are blanketing the media with television, radio, magazine and newspaper advertisements.

Alli was first introduced to Great Britain in April 2009  –  its introduction took everybody by surprise with many high street stores such as Boots and Superdrug running out within days – some within hours.

So What Makes Alli So Great

Without delving too deeply into the science or confuse, Alli basically prevents a portion of the fat from the food that you consume from being digested by your stomach.

Compare Alli Pricing

84 pack from Boots the Chemists

84 pack from Slimming.com

84 pack from Express Chemist

“The greatest fact about Alli is that it is clinically proven to help you lose 1lb of weight for every 2lb you lose… thus increasing your slimming efforts by a amazing 50%!”

Alli is also the first and only over the counter diet pill to approved by the FDA.

Where To Buy Alli

Alli is available in major high street pharmacies and chemists such as Superdrug, Boots and also supermarket chains such as Tesco, Sainsburys and Asda.

The cheapest current price however is via authorised internet based suppliers.

Slimming.com are currently offering the following special offer

Alli 60mg hard capsules 42 pack £19.85

Alli 60mg hard capsules 84 pack £34.95

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Alli,  the latest slimming tablet from GlaxoSmithKline is now available to buy without prescription in the UK.

Alli has been coined the miracle slimming tablet and is the first drug class weight loss pill to be available to buy without prescription.

American consumers have had access to Alli for little under 2 years now and the customer reviews, comments and user feedback is rather mixed.

Alli has many positives from a marketing perspective such as:

• First and only FDA approved slimming tablet to buy without prescription
• Can block over a quarter of fat from your food
• Miracle slimming tablet
• Anti Obesity treatment

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Compare Alli Pricing

84 pack from Boots the Chemists

84 pack from Slimming.com

84 pack from Express Chemist

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From a user perspective the positives could be overshadowed by the negatives:

• Can cause runny stools
• Not a natural product, chemically produced
• Not thoroughly tested on humans
• Earlier reports linked with colon cancer in mice

We first reviewed Alli at the start of 2008 when the product was just starting to be taken up by the American population. Read the Alli Review

Where To Buy Alli In The UK

The battle is now on for high street and online chemists to see who can provide the cheapest price for Alli.

The manufacturers claimed that they didnt want a price war – but as usually is the case in the commercial world market forces dictate.

Currently Boots the Chemist stock Alli both in store and online – Visit Boots costing £32.95 for a week supply and £49.95 for the full month

The cheapest price however is via online UK registered  chemists such as Slimming.com £19.00 for the 42 pack and £34.00 for the 84 pack

Alternatives To Alli

Alli certainly has the marketing clout and advertising budget to ensure it will make a lot of money for the manufacturers.

There is however an uncomfortable feeling that once again it appears that hype has triumphed over substance.

Alli has been coined the “wonder diet pill” that stops fat from being absorbed.

This is something that Proactol has been doing for years.

More about Proactol

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One of the best genres of diet pills is the fat stopper – these are diet tablets that prevent the absorption of fat and allow excess fat from food consumed to pass naturally through the body – Fat Binders and Fat Blockers are the two most common fat stoppers.

Xenical is possibly the the best known fat blocker and only available via prescription – recently, though a lower strength version using the same active ingredient Orlistat was released onto the non prescription or over the counter market. This product is called Alli and will soon be available to buy in the UK.

So how does Alli compare against one of the leading non prescription fat binders, Proactol

What Is Proactol

A clinically proven fat binder that can prevent over a quarter of dietary fat from being absorbed into your stomach – this undigested fat can then leave your body via bowel movements.

Proactol also provides a mild appetite suppressing effect allowing you cut down on the food portions you would normally consume.

Available in the UK, Europe and in the United States. Read more about Proactol

What is Alli

As described above Alli is a lower strength Orlistat, the active ingredient found in the prescription only Xenical. Alli also prevents food from being absorbed but can often lead to the leaky stool issue as excess fat is not bound but simply stopped.

Alli will be available to buy in the UK around April 2009. More about Alli

Alli is a lower strength version of the prescription only Xenical. Xenical is the brand name of weight loss drug Orlistat and considered to be one of the most effective weight loss pills currently in production. Xenical is not prescribed at will and only available to those who are morbidly obese or dangerously overweight. More About Xenical here.
A doctor will assess a patient and decide if their health is at risk and possibly prescribe (although this is not always the case) a diet pill if that patient is in agreement.

For dieters who are on the fringe of creeping into the over weight category but do not qualify for a prescription diet pill have no other choice other than to navigate the minefield of the over the counter (OTC) world of commercial diet pills if a weight loss tablet is their preferred route or method for losing weight.

Alli The New Diet Pill

Alli has been available to buy via the over the counter market and online via the web for quite some time now but is still considered to be the new diet pill or latest weight loss pill.

At first glance Alli has an awful lot of positives – the association with Xenical being a major plus. The fact that Alli is the only OTC diet pill to granted FDA (Food And Drugs Administration) approval is another.

What Is Alli

As mention above Alli is a reduced dose Xenical Orlistat – Xenical has 120 mg of the active ingredient Orlistat per capsule, Alli has 60mg per capsule. So basically a half strength version.

Any Side Effects With Alli Diet Pills

One of the complaints leveled at Alli is the frequency and timing of bowel movements. Some have even suggested that a change of clothing is necessary for long journeys. It could be argued that this is proof that the fat blocking effect is working.

Undigested fat is an oily orange composite that not the most pleasant smelling. This undigested fat has to leave the body someway and some how and so via bowel movements is the most natural.

Does Alli Work

Over the last 12 months or so it has proved to be very successful with the medical professionals and consumers alike. The side effect issue is still under debate.

Where To Buy Alli

Alli is available to buy online – the cheapest price is from Slimming.com

Alli 60mg capsules 42 pack – as little as £24

Alli 60mg capsules 84 pack – as little as £38

Buy Alli UK

Alternatives to Alli

Fat binding is another effective weight loss method to rival fat blocking (Xenical and Alli.) Fat binding works in much the same way to fat blocking without the embarrassment and inconvenience of unannounced bowel movements.

Fat blocking simply blocks fat from being absorbed and so leaves the body in its raw and oily state. Fat binding, hovever, uses fibres that attach to unabsorbed fat and leave the body a little less frequently and produces less oily and much harder stools.

Proactol is a GP recommended and endorsed fat binder – Read About Proactol here