On Friday, US-based pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly could announce that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved tirzepatide for patients with type 2 diabetes.
With the health authority’s regulatory thumbs-up for the drug, which is dubbed Mounjaro, the US-based firm faces Novo Nordisk and its best-selling type 2 diabetes treatment, Ozempic.
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