Eli Lilly is betting big on its experimental oral weight-loss drug even before reporting data from its late-stage trial by recording nearly $550 million in "pre-launch inventory" in its financial statements,

Eli Lilly’s (LLY) new weight loss pill is still in clinical trials and has not yet been approved by regulators. But that hasn’t stopped the

Eli Lilly Chief Scientific Officer Dan Skovronsky spoke to CNBC about obesity pills and more on the future of weight loss.

David Ricks said drugs like Mounjaro and Zepbound are priced to reflect the costs involved, patent expiry, and the enormous value they offer.

The recent surge has been due to the tremendous growth Lilly has achieved due to its highly popular GLP-1 drugs, including Mounjaro (for diabetes) and Zepbound (for weight loss). Together, those two products generated $5.4 billion in sales for Eli Lilly last quarter, or 40% of the top line.

Shares of Eli Lilly & Co. LLY slid 3.00% to $844.27 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 0.01% to 6,114.63 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 0.

The weight-loss drug boom has transformed Eli Lilly (LLY), the maker of Zepbound, into the largest healthcare company in the world. Now, the pharma giant wants to reinvest its success with weight-loss meds into tackling some of the world’s toughest health challenges.