If You’re Short On Time:

  • The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Eli Lilly’s novel treatment for diabetes.
  • The drug led to impressive blood sugar and body weight drops in clinical trials.
  • The approval for tirzepatide—which Lilly will market under the brand name Mounjaro—isn’t for weight loss but Type 2 diabetes.
  • Will patients, who are obese and don’t have Type 2 diabetes, ask for the drug for weight loss, and will patients understand the risks?