obesity therapies

Jul 10, 2026

Summary The obesity treatment market has shifted from a niche category to a major pharma growth engine, with revenues in the leading markets rising from about $16 billion in 2025 to a projected $80 billion by 2034 and potentially more than $100 billion by 2036. Eli Lilly led the category in 2025, driven by M...

Jun 15, 2026

Summary The obesity drug landscape is shifting from injectable GLP-1s to oral pill-based treatments, marking a major turning point in pharmacotherapy. Two oral GLP-1s have now received FDA approval: Novo Nordisk's WEGOVY pill (December 2025) and Eli Lilly's FOUNDAYO (April 2026). Several companies, such a...

Sep 02, 2025

FDA Approves Eisai & Biogen’s LEQEMBI IQLIK for Maintenance Treatment of Early Alzheimer’s Eisai Co., Ltd. and Biogen Inc. announced that the FDA has approved the Biologics License Application (BLA) for LEQEMBI IQLIK (lecanemab-irmb), a once-weekly 360 mg subcutaneous autoinjector designed for maintenance do...

May 12, 2025

The pharmaceutical industry is witnessing a seismic shift, fueled by the meteoric rise of GLP-1 agonist molecules. Once a niche class of diabetes drugs, GLP-1 agonists have become the cornerstone of a global race to conquer obesity, a disease that has more than doubled in prevalence since 1990 and now affects over ...

Mar 26, 2025

Obesity is a chronic disease reaching alarming levels worldwide, leading to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic disorders. It results from a mix of genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors. Understanding what are the reasons for obesity—poor diet, inactivity, and hormonal imbalances—is crucial. Key...

Mar 14, 2025

Obesity is the second most common cause of preventable death, associated with the risk of developing inflammatory components, directly and indirectly, related to cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, respiratory problems, psychological issues, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, cancer, and hyperlipidemia. ...

Mar 12, 2025

Obesity ranks as the second leading cause of preventable death, linked to the risk of inflammatory conditions that are directly and indirectly related to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, respiratory issues, psychological problems, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, cancer, and hyperlipidemia. This poses a majo...

Mar 12, 2025

Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death and is linked to numerous inflammatory conditions, which contribute to diseases like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, respiratory issues, mental health disorders, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, cancer, and high cholesterol. This poses a significant p...

Jul 03, 2023

On 26 June 2023, the rush to develop obesity therapies appeared to have raised the bar, as an experimental weight-loss drug from US pharma company Eli Lilly yielded the greatest effects of any treatment observed thus far. The American Diabetes Association’s annual meeting has brought the competitive dynamics of ...