Eli Lilly expects FDA decision on weight loss drug Zepbound for sleep apnea as early as end of the year

Eli Lilly on Friday said it applied for U.S. approval of its weight loss drug Zepbound for the treatment of the most common sleep-related breathing disorder and expects regulators to make a decision as early as the end of the year.If cleared by the Food and Drug Administration, the company plans to launch Zepbound for so-called obstructive sleep apnea "as quickly as we can" at the beginning of 2025, Patrik Jonsson, president of Eli Lilly diabetes and obesity, said in an interview.Also on Friday, the company ...