My Alli and Me (an Ode to Glaxo’s Orlistat)
Posted by
Armand RossettiAugust 25, 2009 1:57 PM
Rx to OTC: We’re losing weight, my Alli and me.
No doctor’s involved as far's I can see.
I'll take two smaller pills instead of one?
Since Alli’s available to all and prescribed by none.
OTC’s 60; script’s 120; but why complain?
I don’t need a doctor, now that seems insane.
Worries about safety, why have a fit?
Glaxo to the rescue; it gave me a kit.
If that weren’t enough, GSK penned a book
With tips on diet ‘n workout fit for trainer and cook.
A “no quick fixes” campaign and lifestyle refrain
Before ‘t was orlistat…then Xenical; now Alli's so mundane.
There’s no doctor’s decision to get in the way
Of self diagnoses, prognoses, or affairs of the day.
Heartburn and headaches and allergies galore,
Misuse and abuse might bring Doc Wolf to my door.
Bizarre words like crypt foci flash ‘fore my eyes,
But, who cares? I’ll look great!..despite the French fries.
If the government approved it who are my, to question?
Let Congress handle the details when it’s back in session.
None can deny that Alli’s a block buster,
And I can’t see why there’s been such a fluster.
Hey look it’s been working, or so they say.
Fair warning, keep using it, and grave dues we might pay.
…Inspired by PAL