Lilly Sees Massive Growth For Mounjaro Ahead Of Obesity Approval

With more paid prescriptions adding to Mounjaro revenue, along with increasing prescription volume, Lilly is working to increase supply of the GLP-1/GIP agonist as it awaits FDA’s call on a weight-loss indication.

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Mounjaro sales skyrocketed in Q3, driving Lilly's revenue growth • Source: Shutterstock

With Eli Lilly and Company and Novo Nordisk A/S releasing their third quarter financials on the same day, significant focus went to the developing competition in obesity between the two firms – already head-to-head rivals in diabetes for years – with one analyst saying Lilly’s Mounjaro (tirzepatide) is tracking ahead due to significant gross-to-net pricing advancement, even before the GLP-1/GIP agonist has obtained approval as a weight-loss treatment.

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