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obesity drugs

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Korea's first GLP-1 obesity drug wins approval with less weight loss but fewer side effects

Hanmi Pharmaceutical plans to launch its locally made weekly injection this month, aiming to compete on lower costs and stable supply.

2026.10.8

Underweight or pregnant, doctors don't discriminate when prescribing Mounjaro

Reports show the weight-loss drug is being prescribed outside stated guidelines, including to underweight patients, pregnant women and children, contributing to an increase in adverse events.

2026.9.24

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Mounjaro tops 1.5 million prescriptions as young adult, teen use scales up

Use of the obesity drug has surged in Korea within 10 months of launch, with more than half of prescriptions going to patients in their 20s and 30s and teen use also climbing.

2026.7.29

Eli Lilly Korea to roll out high-dose Mounjaro, sharpening obesity-drug rivalry with Novo Nordisk

Eli Lilly Korea is launching higher-dose Mounjaro as competition with Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy intensifies in the country’s booming obesity drug market.

2026.6.9

Tag: obesity drugs

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Mounjaro tops 1.5 million prescriptions as young adult, teen use scales up

Eli Lilly Korea to roll out high-dose Mounjaro, sharpening obesity-drug rivalry with Novo Nordisk