Zepbound sales keep soaring, even as weight loss drug growth slows
Sales of Eli Lilly’s (LLY) blockbuster weight-loss drug Zepbound surged in the fourth quarter despite missing the company’s initial sales expectations.
Lilly needs a plan to spur weight-loss drug sales, investors say
Eli Lilly investors and analysts said they want to hear details from the company on how exactly it plans to grow U.S. sales of popular weight-loss drug Zepbound after it last month forecast lower-than-expected fourth-quarter revenues for the drug.
How Weight-Loss Drugs Can Upend a Marriage
When Jeanne began to seriously consider taking Zepbound, one of the new-generation weight-loss drugs, she had the briefest of conversations with her husband, Javier. They were in
The weight-loss drugs being tested in 2025: will they beat Ozempic?
In the first half of 2025, Ozempic developer Novo Nordisk in Bagsværd, Denmark, expects results from a second phase III trial of its experimental drug CagriSema — a combination of semaglutide and a medicine called cagrilintide. People on CagriSema lost about 23% of their body weight in a 68-week study, outperforming both drugs when taken alone.
Lilly forecasts 2025 profit largely above estimates on weight-loss drug strength
Eli Lilly forecast annual profit largely above Wall Street estimates on Thursday, as it prepares to launch its popular diabetes and weight-loss treatments in new markets. The forecast comes weeks after the drugmaker stunned investors with weaker-than-expected sales for its weight-loss drug Zepbound for the second straight quarter.
Prescriptions for weight loss drugs are skyrocketing, especially among young women. Experts think they know why.
The use of blockbuster weight loss drugs has surged among young women, for whom the treatments can often be "liberating."
Eli Lilly to release late-stage data on next-generation weight loss drug retatrutide in 2025, earlier than expected
Eli Lilly expects to read out results from a study in people with obesity and osteoarthritis of the knee in 2025.
Lilly reassures investors that weight-loss drug demand is strong, shares rise
Eli Lilly on Thursday suggested that demand for its popular diabetes and weight-loss treatments was not a concern, easing investor agitation about signs of weakness in sales of the drugs. Lilly said o
Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) Speeds Up Weight Loss Drug Data Release
Weight loss drugs are huge these days, and Eli Lilly (LLY) is leading the pack when it comes to these. However, today’s leader can become
Eli Lilly expects to beat profit forecasts on obesity drug demand
The world’s biggest drugmaker Eli Lilly has forecast that profits for the year will beat expectations, after two choppy quarters when disappointing sales of its blockbuster weight-loss drugs led to sharp sell-offs in its shares.
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After Lilly Powers Up Zepbound Supply, Analyst Wonders if Build-Out Is ‘Over Our Skis’
As Eli Lilly ends the year with Zepbound in good supply, TD Cowen analyst Steve Scala asked CEO David Ricks if the company ...
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Ozempic vs. Semaglutide: 10 Weight Loss Medications Compared for 2025
Wegovy is a GLP-1 agonist containing semaglutide, the same active ingredient as Ozempic. While both medications share this ...
Eli Lilly's head of obesity talks weight-loss innovations for 2025 — from an Ozempic-like pill to a triple-threat shot
Eli Lilly's Ozempic-rivaling weight-loss pill orforglipron could be available in early 2026. Its retatrutide may be as ...
Lilly’s Mounjaro and Zepbound contribute to big revenue boost, drugmaker says
Eli Lilly & Co. said its Type-2 Diabetes drug Mounjaro and weight-loss/diabetes medicine Zepbound drove a 45% increase in fourth-quarter revenue to $13.53 billion.
Super Bowl Ad Raises Questions About Compounded Versus Branded Obesity Meds
An ad airing Super Bowl Sunday features “America’s deadliest epidemic,” obesity, and what can be done about it with the use ...
Zepbound sales double, tariffs could hit Ozempic, and Pfizer on RFK Jr.: Pharma news roundup
Sales of Eli Lilly’s (LLY) blockbuster weight-loss drug Zepbound doubled in the fourth quarter year over year, despite ...
Forget Wegovy: Novo Nordisk May Have a New Billion-Dollar Weight Loss Drug On Its Hands
In fact, Novo Nordisk recently reported positive results for one of its anti-obesity candidates that puts its current ...