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Lilly hit as PBM drops Zepbound, but retains Wegovy

Shares in Eli Lilly have weakened after pharmacy benefit manager CVS Health said it would no longer cover its weight-loss therapy Zepbound.

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Novo Nordisk unleashes Wegovy telehealth blitz

Novo Nordisk has enlisted the aid of major telehealth companies as it tries to dominate the self-pay market for obesity drugs in the US.

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Lilly soars on first data for oral obesity candidate

Shares in Eli Lilly rose sharply in pre-market trading today after it reported phase 3 results for oral diabetes and weight-loss drug orforglipron.

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Pfizer's weight-loss aspirations are dealt a heavy blow

Pfizer has been forced to discontinue its oral GLP-1 receptor agonist danuglipron after seeing signs of liver toxicity in late-stage clinical testing.

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Obesity and the endoscopy space: Innovative, minimally invas...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2022, 2.5 billion adults aged 18 years and older were overweight, including over 890 million adults who were living with

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