Eli Lilly said it believes the new data bolsters the case for Mounjaro to be prescribers’ first choice for patients with Type 2 diabetes.

Eli Lilly & Co.’s blockbuster diabetes drug Mounjaro was about as good at preventing heart attacks and strokes as its older medicine Trulicity in a head-to-head study of the two treatments.

On Thursday, Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE:LLY) said it will sharply increase the list price of its weight-loss and type 2 diabetes drug Mounjaro (tirzepatide) in the United Kingdom. The moves underscore growing competition with Danish rival Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) in the lucrative obesity drug market.

Eli Lilly on Wednesday launched the easy-to-use injector pen of its blockbuster weight-loss drug Mounjaro for 14,000 rupees (nearly $160) for its starting dose of 2.5 mg in India, stepping up competition with Novo Nordisk .

Eli Lilly has launched its Mounjaro KwikPen in India at ₹14,000 for the 2.5 mg dose; the once-weekly injector targets diabetes and obesity, competing with Wegovy

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE:LLY), accusing the pharmaceutical giant of bribing medical providers to promote its most profitable drugs, including the widely used GLP-1 medications Mounjaro and Zepbound for diabetes and weight loss.

The Government and pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly, the creator of weight loss drug Mounjaro, are teaming up to explore and trial innovative solutions to the UK's obesity crisis, inviting NHS organisations to put forward fresh proposals.