Alli is a popular weight loss product that has been around since early last year. It contains an ingredient called Orlistat, which had been available only on prescription until Alli was launched.
All works in your digestive system to stop about a quarter of fat in your meals from being absorbed into your body. This fat passes out of your body and may cause changes to your bowel movements. By stopping your body from absorbing more of the fat, Alli helps you to lose weight as long as you eat the right kind of diet.
In the last few months Alli has gained a lot of press coverage in the UK because of possible “fake” Alli being sold, mainly online. So we at Pharmacy First thought that it would be a good idea to tell you exactly what you should be looking out for when you receive your Alli.
Firstly, check that the website that you are purchasing from is fully accredited and has the Registered Pharmacy logo on their site. This shows that the website is registered with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. This goes a long way to showing that they are a reputable company to purchase medications from.
Once the product arrives there are a number of things to look out for.
Fake Alli is sometimes missing an LOT number on the side of the box. This should be a 7 digit number that shows the batch of Alli they the box was produced with.
Another thing to look out for is the expiry date. A lot of the “fake” Alli have an expiry date that includes day, month and year (e.g 19 09 2011), whereas the genuine Alli has only shows the month and the year (e.g 09 2011).
Genuine Alli capsules contain small white pelletts, as seen below, while a large number of fake tablets contain a white powder instead.
There has been a number of other articles writeen about this subject in the past that have claimed that there should also be writing printed on the foil seal of the bottle under the lid. We have spoken to GlaxoSmithKline (who make the drug) about this after a number of queries from our customers. We were informed that this used to be the case but that it is not anymore. The reason given was due to increased costs in getting this printed in numerous languages for international export.
At Pharmacy First we are committed to offering the best possible customer service, so we have ensured that the prices for our Alli Capsules are second to none. We currently sell packs of 42 Alli Capsules for £19.60 and packs of 84 Alli Capsules for £29.95.