Lilly’s decision to offer vials has also been seen as its way to combat the rise in compounding. Patients have been turning to compounding pharmacies that make cheaper copies of Zepbound, since the branded treatment has been too costly and, up until recently, has been in shortage.

The results are an uncomfortable echo of late October 2024, when Mounjaro and Zepbound missed by similar margins. Those results unsettled investors, setting off a three-week sello

Key Takeaways Eli Lilly shares tumbled Tuesday after the drugmaker lowered its revenue forecast for the 2024 fiscal year.The maker of weight-loss drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound said sales grew slower than expected in the fourth quarter.