Texas has sued pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly for allegedly bribing and illegally inducing medical providers to prescribe its most profitable drugs, including the high-demand GLP-1 medications Mounjaro and Zepbound that are used for weight loss and diabetes treatment.

"Big Pharma compromised medical decision-making by engaging in an illegal kickback scheme," Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said.

Paxton's office said the company supplied free nurses to help care for patients who received its drugs, as well as administrative support services that helped providers process insurance claims.