MedCity News November 8, 2023
Frank Vinluan

Eli Lilly weight management drug Zepbound landed its much anticipated FDA approval. The new Lilly product is in the same drug class as Novo Nordisk weight medication Wegovy, but it offers an additional mechanism of action and costs less.

A blockbuster Eli Lilly drug for type 2 diabetes now has an additional FDA approval in chronic weight management, a regulatory decision that positions the pharmaceutical giant to more directly compete in cardiometabolic conditions against a Novo Nordisk molecule that has become a sales juggernaut in its own right.

Lilly’s new drug is the same as its type 2 medication Mounjaro, but it will be marketed under the brand name Zepbound. The Indianapolis-based drugmaker expects Zepbound will become available in the...

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