Hate needles? Lilly’s weight-loss pill could get FDA approval next year, CEO says

Eli Lilly & Co., the Fortune 500 pharma firm that manufactures weight-loss injection Zepbound (tirzepatide), has a comparable oral medication in the works that could be approved by the FDA as early as 2026, CEO Dave Ricks told Bloomberg TV on Jan. 13, 2025.

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