Hims & Hers pulls copycat weight-loss pill after threats of legal action

Hims & Hers pulls copycat weight-loss pill after threats of legal action

Piotr Swat | Lightrocket | Getty Images Hims & Hers on Saturday said that it will pull its copycat weight-loss pill off the market after sparking controversy and threats of legal action earlier this week. “Since launching the compounded semaglutide pill on our platform, we’ve had constructive conversations with stakeholders across the industry,” the telehealth…

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Healthy Returns: Pfizer execs chart out obesity strategy after encouraging drug data

Healthy Returns: Pfizer execs chart out obesity strategy after encouraging drug data

Albert Bourla, chairman and CEO of Pfizer, speaks at The Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything Festival in New York City, U.S., May 22, 2024.  Andrew Kelly | Reuters A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive…

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Eli Lilly blows past quarterly estimates, posts strong outlook as Zepbound and Mounjaro sales soar

Eli Lilly blows past quarterly estimates, posts strong outlook as Zepbound and Mounjaro sales soar

Eli Lilly on Wednesday posted fourth-quarter earnings and revenue and 2026 guidance that blew past estimates, as demand for its blockbuster weight loss drug Zepbound and diabetes treatment Mounjaro soars. The pharmaceutical giant anticipates its 2026 revenue will come in between $80 billion and $83 billion. Analysts expected revenue of $77.62 billion, according to LSEG. …

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Merck tops quarterly estimates, posts modest 2026 guidance as generic competition looms

Merck tops quarterly estimates, posts modest 2026 guidance as generic competition looms

Merck on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that topped estimates on strong demand for its cancer immunotherapy Keytruda and some newer products.  But the company posted a modest 2026 outlook that fell short of Wall Street’s expectations as it prepares for a few drugs to lose patent protection later this year and face generic…

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Pfizer beats quarterly estimates despite Covid product decline, reaffirms modest outlook

Pfizer beats quarterly estimates despite Covid product decline, reaffirms modest outlook

Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer, speaking on Squawk on the Street at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 20, 2026. Oscar Molina | CNBC Pfizer on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter results that topped estimates even amid dwindling demand for its Covid products, while reaffirming its modest 2026 guidance that rattled investors in December….

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Eli Lilly CEO says Medicare coverage of obesity drugs could 'change the game' for upcoming pill launch

Eli Lilly CEO says Medicare coverage of obesity drugs could ‘change the game’ for upcoming pill launch

Eli Lilly CEO Dave Ricks on Friday said upcoming Medicare coverage of obesity drugs could be a major catalyst for the rollout of the company’s closely watched experimental weight loss pill, orforglipron. In an exclusive interview with CNBC, Ricks said Lilly expects to have Medicare coverage for the treatment “immediately following that launch, and that…

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Eli Lilly plans $3.5 billion manufacturing plant in Pennsylvania to make next-generation obesity injections

Eli Lilly plans $3.5 billion manufacturing plant in Pennsylvania to make next-generation obesity injections

Lilly Chair and CEO Dave Ricks speaks during a press conference for Eli Lilly and Company in Houston, Texas, U.S., Sept. 23, 2025. Antranik Tavitian | Reuters Eli Lilly on Friday said it will spend more than $3.5 billion to build a manufacturing plant in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, that will help make its next-generation obesity…

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