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On Tuesday, Novo Nordisk initiated legal action against Eli Lilly, claiming the company’s promotional efforts for its popular obesity and diabetes medications intentionally deceive patients regarding their greater effectiveness compared to Novo’s competing products. The company objects to national advertisements that reference what it describes as obsolete study data, using those comparisons to pit the…

Novo NordiskNVO and Eli LillyLLY lead the diabetes and obesity market, driven by their blockbuster GLP-1 therapies. Lilly sells its dual GIP/GLP-1 agonist tirzepatide as Mounjaro for type II diabetes and as Zepbound for obesity. Novo Nordisk markets semaglutide as Ozempic and Rybelsus for type II diabetes, and as Wegovy for weight management

Novo Nordisk ($NVO) filed a lawsuit against Eli Lilly ($LLY), alleging Lilly’s advertising for Zepbound and Mounjaro relies on outdated clinical comparisons that understate the performance of Novo’s latest higher-dose Wegovy and Ozempic treatments. Novo is seeking to halt the advertising, require corrective marketing, and recover damages as the companies compete in the growing obesity…