An Eli Lilly & Co. Zepbound injection pen arranged in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Thursday, March 28, 2024.
The Food and Drug Administration approved Eli Lilly 's blockbuster weight loss drug Zepbound for treating patients with the most common sleep-related breathing disorder, the drugmaker announced Friday, expanding its use and possibly its insurance coverage in the U.S.
An estimated 80 million patients in the U.S. experience the disease, according to Eli Lilly.
Eli Lilly expects to launch the drug for OSA at the beginning of next year.
In June, Eli Lilly released additional data from the studies showing that Zepbound helpedresolve OSA in almost half of patients.
Persons:
Eli Lilly, Julie Flygare, Zepbound
Organizations:
Drug Administration, U.S, CNBC, OSA, Novo Nordisk
Locations:
Brooklyn, New York, U.S, Novo