Forget Zepbound: Eli Lilly Has Its Next Billion-Dollar Weight Loss Drug

Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) has been growing its sales at a good clip over the past year. This is partly thanks to Zepbound, a weight loss medicine that's already generating more than $1 billion in quarterly sales, although it was approved only in late 2023.Zepbound's prospects still look bright, but some recent developments point to another weight loss drug that could become yet another powerful growth driver for Lilly. Let's look deeper into the pharmaceutical giant's latest clinical win and what it could mean for investors.The active ingredient in Zepbound is tirzepatide, the first dual GLP-1/GIP agonist to earn approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Like its biggest rival on the market, Wegovy, Zepbound is administered via subcutaneous injection once a week.Continue reading

Apr 23, 2025 - 15:03

Forget Zepbound: Eli Lilly Has Its Next Billion-Dollar Weight Loss Drug

Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) has been growing its sales at a good clip over the past year. This is partly thanks to Zepbound, a weight loss medicine that's already generating more than $1 billion in quarterly sales, although it was approved only in late 2023.

Zepbound's prospects still look bright, but some recent developments point to another weight loss drug that could become yet another powerful growth driver for Lilly. Let's look deeper into the pharmaceutical giant's latest clinical win and what it could mean for investors.

The active ingredient in Zepbound is tirzepatide, the first dual GLP-1/GIP agonist to earn approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Like its biggest rival on the market, Wegovy, Zepbound is administered via subcutaneous injection once a week.