Eli Lilly said on Thursday that its newer diabetes drug Mounjaro outperformed Trulicity, its previously top-selling medication for the disease, in reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke in a large,

Eli Lilly said it believes the new data bolsters the case for Mounjaro to be prescribers’ first choice for patients with Type 2 diabetes.

The fast-selling GLP-1 drug matched Lilly's older medicine Trulicity in a closely watched cardiovascular outcomes trial, while showing greater weight loss and blood sugar control.

Eli Lilly's Mounjaro matched Trulicity in heart outcomes and showed added benefits on A1C, weight, kidney function, and mortality in a major trial.

A variety of GLP-1 drugs that were developed to treat Type 2 diabetes, including Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic, have secured label expansions to reduce the risk of cardiovascular issues. | Eli Lilly has presented phase 3 results showing its Mounjaro measures up to the company’s GLP-1 Trulicity in reducing cardiovascular risks in patients with Type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

Eli Lilly’s blockbuster diabetes drug Mounjaro matched the ability of an older treatment to prevent major heart complications in a large trial.

Eli Lilly said on Thursday that its newer diabetes drug Mounjaro outperformed Trulicity, its previously top-selling medication for the disease, in reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke in a large,

Shares of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) dropped Thursday morning after the company announced that its diabetes treatment Mounjaro did not demonstrate superiority over Trulicity, its older GLP-1 medication,

Eli Lilly (LLY) stock in focus as its diabetes drug Mounjaro causes heart benefits suceeding in a late-stage trial versus its heart drug Trulicity. Read more here.

Eli Lilly & Co.’s blockbuster diabetes drug Mounjaro was about as good at preventing heart attacks and strokes as its older medicine Trulicity in a head-to-head study of the two treatments.