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Eli Lilly's Obesity Drugs Fuel 48% Revenue Growth, Retatrutide Trials Show Promise

Eli Lilly and Company reported a significant increase in its second-quarter revenue, reaching $23 billion, a 48% year-over-year growth. This surge was primarily driven by its GLP-1 drugs, Mounjaro and Zepbound, which generated $10 billion and $5 billion respectively. The company also highlighted promising results for its next-generation weight-loss drug, retatrutide, with plans to seek FDA approval in 2027 after clinical trials showed an average weight loss of over 20%. Additionally, the report touched upon a study where a cannabis-derived drug, Dronabinol, showed promise in reducing nightmares for PTSD patients. AI

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Eli Lilly's Obesity Drugs Fuel 48% Revenue Growth, Retatrutide Trials Show Promise

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  1. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 English(EN) · Alex Knapp, Forbes Staff ·

    Eli Lilly’s Obesity Drugs Drive Massive Revenue Growth

    In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at Lilly’s 2Q earnings, a cannabis-derived drug for PTSD, Apnimed’s IPO and more