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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Julia Musto

A better Ozempic? Eli Lilly’s new obesity drug cut weight by 23%, study finds

People taking Eli Lilly’s next-generation GLP-1 obesity drug retatrutide shed more pounds than any other weight-loss drug during a late-stage trial, the company said Thursday.

Patients using the highest dose of the once-weekly shot, over the course of 68 weeks, lost an average of up to 71.2 pounds at the end of the Phase 3 clinical trial.

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