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A large portion of the new customers receiving prescriptions for Novo Nordisk's weight-loss pill have previously used the company's drug Wegovy or competitor Eli Lilly's Zepbound, a study shows. Photo: Reuters/Reuters

Novo’s weight loss pill attracts rival’s customers

Nearly 16 percent of patients prescribed Novo Nordisk’s new weight loss pill previously used Eli Lilly’s injectable drug Zepbound, according to a Truveta study of 8,762 patients. As the first oral GLP-1 treatment for obesity, the pill attracts new patients, with 36.1 percent of users having...

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