Lilly to launch multi-dose weight-loss drug device in US

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Lilly to launch multi-dose weight-loss drug device in US

Reuters

Mon, February 23, 2026 at 11:03 PM GMT+9 1 min read

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Feb 23 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly said on Monday it received the U.S. Food and ‌Drug Administration’s approval to launch a ‌four-dose KwikPen for its weight-loss drug Zepbound, delivering a ​full month of the treatment in a single device.

Rival Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy has been sold as a single-dose weekly autoinjector pen for weight ‌loss in the ⁠U.S. since 2021.

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  • Zepbound KwikPen will be available starting ⁠at $299 per month for the 2.5-milligram dose for cash-paying customers

  • The multi-dose injection pen will ​be available ​in all six ​doses - 2.5 mg, 5 ‌mg, 7.5 mg, 10 mg, 12.5 mg, and 15 mg

  • KwikPen is also used to deliver Lilly’s diabetes drug Mounjaro

  • The device is available in many major international regions such ‌as the United Kingdom, ​Australia, the Middle East and ​Canada

  • Zepbound, ​approved by the FDA in 2023, ‌is also available as a ​single-dose autoinjector ​or in vials in the U.S.

  • It has overtaken Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy as the ​weight-loss market ‌leader in the U.S., based on prescription ​data

(Reporting by Christy Santhosh in Bengaluru; ​Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)

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