Eli Lilly and Co
Will weight loss drugs lead to less food consumption? Here’s what Walmart is saying
More than 40% of adults in the U.S. are obese. That’s a big number, which makes the group a force to be reckoned with if their habits start to change suddenly. That’s why we’ve seen so many Wall Street analysts exploring the potential fallout from new weight loss medications like Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Ozempic […]
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Ozempic, Wegovy drug prescriptions hit 9 million, surge 300% in under three years
A pharmacist displays boxes of Ozempic, a semaglutide injection drug used for treating type 2 diabetes made by Novo Nordisk, at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S. March 29, 2023. George Frey | Reuters U.S. health care providers wrote more than nine million prescriptions for Ozempic, Wegovy and similar diabetes and obesity drugs during […]
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Health care has had a tough year. Where we stand on our 5 stocks in the sector
There’s Eli Lilly (LLY), and then there’s everybody else. That’s a simple way to describe the performance of the Club’s health-care holdings so far this year, in what’s been a challenging period for the industry overall. Of the 11 market sectors year to date, health care is the fourth worth-worst performer, falling 4%, followed by […]
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Here are the risks to alcohol and food stocks from Ozempic-like weight loss drugs
The rise of new anti-obesity medications could result in less alcohol consumption, impacting Club name Constellation Brands (STZ). The risk already seems to be playing out in food stocks with exposure to snacks and junk food. However, if necessary, the Mexican beer powerhouse behind Corona, Modelo and Pacifico could take action to mitigate any demand […]
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Eli Lilly sues clinics allegedly selling knockoff versions of Mounjaro diabetes drug
A pharmacist displays boxes of Ozempic, a semaglutide injection drug used for treating type 2 diabetes made by Novo Nordisk, at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, March 29, 2023. George Frey | Reuters Eli Lilly on Tuesday sued 10 medical spas, wellness clinics and compounding pharmacies across the U.S. for allegedly selling cheaper, unauthorized […]
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Analysts predicted new obesity medicines would be blockbusters. Now they’re raising their forecasts
As new weight loss medications garnered buzz last year, analysts’ forecasts signaled these drugs would be blockbusters, with some of the highest estimates calling for peak sales of at least $100 billion. In recent days, the expectations are moving higher still. The initial projections were made before Wall Street saw the results of Novo Nordisk’s […]
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Ozempic, Wegovy may curb drinking, smoking and other addictive behaviors – here’s what we know
An Ozempic (semaglutide) injection pen is seen on a kitchen table in Riga, Latvia on 06 August, 2023. Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Heather Le Biller shed 9 pounds within the first week of taking Novo Nordisk‘s blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic – and then even more as she continued treatment. Le Biller, a […]
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Big pharma’s blockbuster obesity drug battle is just getting started, and it’s headed for $100 billion
Ozempic drug to treat diabetes. Courtesy: Ozempic In their most recent earnings reports, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly proved why they are the undisputed heavyweights in the prizefight for control of the rapidly growing weight-loss medications market. Beyond staggering sales figures for Novo’s Ozempic and Wegovy and Lilly’s Mounjaro, news of a study showing Wegovy […]
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Obesity drugs’ popularity put a dent in these stocks. Why analysts say they’re still worth buying
Industry analysts are insisting that new weight loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic won’t hurt the demand for insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors, but most investors aren’t buying it. Medical device stocks have been falling session after session, prompting UBS analyst Danielle Antalffy on Wednesday to lower her price targets for Dexcom and a […]
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