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The U.S. Meals and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday greenlighted Eli Lilly’s (NYSE:LLY) GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) receptor agonist Zepbound as a remedy for weight reduction.
Accordingly, the injection often called tirzepatide in generic phrases will likely be indicated within the U.S. for continual weight administration in adults with obesity or overweight with at the least one weight-related situation equivalent to diabetes, the regulator stated in a press release.
With the approval, the Indiana-based drugmaker will compete within the U.S. marketplace for weight problems medicine dominated by rival Novo Nordisk’s (NVO) GLP-1 receptor agonist Wegovy.
Tirzepatide, which prompts receptors of intestine hormones GLP-1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) to cut back meals consumption and urge for food, was beforehand obtainable as Mounjaro to deal with kind 2 diabetes within the U.S.
“In mild of accelerating charges of each weight problems and chubby in the US, right this moment’s approval addresses an unmet medical want,” remarked John Sharretts, director of the FDA unit accountable for regulating weight reduction medicine.
After the approval, LLY stated that Zepbound, a subcutaneously delivered once-weekly injection, will likely be obtainable for U.S. clients earlier than year-end in six doses beginning at 2.5 mg. Its month-to-month checklist worth of $1,059.87 signifies a 20% low cost on Novo’s (NVO) 2.4 mg weight reduction injection semaglutide.