HEALTHSTORY 596· JUNE 21, 2026

GLP-1 Weight Loss Drug Race Heats Up as Pfizer and Amgen Challenge Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly

The scramble to compete in the GLP-1 weight loss drug market is intensifying. Pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Amgen are developing products to take on Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Eli Lilly's Zepbound

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