Eli Lilly announced that its investigational drug retatrutide outperformed Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic in a large diabetes study. According to the company, the triple-G drug proved more effective at both lowering blood sugar and reducing weight. The findings come from a head-to-head comparison between the two treatments.
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Eli Lilly announced that its investigational drug retatrutide outperformed Novo Nordisk’s…: Eli Lilly announced that its investigational drug retatrutide outperformed Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic in a large diabetes study.
According to the company, the triple-G drug proved more effective at both lowering blood…: According to the company, the triple-G drug proved more effective at both lowering blood sugar and reducing weight.
The findings come from a head-to-head comparison between the two treatments.: The findings come from a head-to-head comparison between the two treatments.
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Lilly’s triple-G drug beats Ozempic in head-to-head study
Eli Lilly said this morning that its investigational drug retatrutide was more effective at lowering blood sugar and cutting weight than Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic in a large diabetes study.
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