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 .

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 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

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.

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.

Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) is among the 11 Best GLP-1 and Weight Loss Stocks to Invest in. Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) revealed the topline results of the SURPASS-CVOT Phase 3 trial, which showed that Mounjaro (tirzepatide) was non-inferior to Trulicity (dulaglutide) in reducing significant cardiovascular events (MACE-3) among more than 13,