Eli Lilly said its new weight-loss pill had cleared a late-stage clinical trial, a promising sign as the company continues to face off with Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk. Eli Lilly said in a news release that its orforglipron pill had passed a Phase 3 trial with “statistically significant efficacy results” and a safety profile consistent with injectable obesity drugs that already are on the market.

Shares fell after Eli Lilly announced results of a new pill that could rival the weight-loss potential of the Danish giant’s blockbuster shots.

Nearly two years after reporting successful results from a phase 3 trial of its oral version of injected obesity treatment Wegovy, Novo Nordisk has asked the FDA to approve it. | Nearly two years after reporting successful results from a phase 3 trial of its oral version of injected obesity treatment Wegovy,