Eli Lilly said on Sunday its drug Zepbound was superior to Novo Nordisk's Wegovy across five weight-loss targets such as reducing waist circumference, citing data from a head-to-head trial. The data is the first head-to-head trial comparing the wildly popular medicines,

Eli Lilly has announced that its Zepbound (tirzepatide) was superior to Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy (semaglutide) across all weight reduction targets in a head-to-head study of the two approved weight loss drugs.

The obesity drug helped patients reduce their waist size by an extra two inches compared to those on Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy in a head-to-head study of the two drugs.