obesity

Eli Lilly’s obesity drug now available in US pharmacies

An Eli Lilly and Company pharmaceutical manufacturing facility is pictured at 50 ImClone Drive in Branchburg, New Jersey, March 5, 2021. Portal/Mike Segar/File Photo Acquire License Rights Dec 5 (Portal) – Eli Lilly (LLY.N) said on Tuesday that its recently approved obesity treatment, Zepbound, is now available in U.S. pharmacies and will cost $550 for … [Read more…]

Pfizer’s twice-daily weight loss pill joins a long list of obesity drug flops

Pfizer’s twice-daily version of its experimental weight-loss pill now joins a long list of other eliminated obesity drugs. Pfizer’s move to scrap two obesity drug candidates last year shows how difficult it is to develop an effective, safe and tolerable weight loss treatment. Before successful weight-loss treatments like Wegovy and Ozempic, the path to treating … [Read more…]