The company is working on an experimental amylin drug to see if it can help people lose weight and manage their diabetes — much like a GLP-1.
Lilly said it plans to start Phase 3 trials on the combo regimen adding its amylin drug eloralintide to tirzepatide at the end of the year.
The data on Novo's Wegovy pill suggests that patients may not need to take weekly injections forever, but can instead opt for more convenient treatments.