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Eli Lilly releases new form of weight loss drug Zepbound for half the price to boost access, supply

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Eli Lilly on Tuesday released a new form of its weight loss drug Zepbound for roughly half its usual monthly list price.

The move aims to increase access for patients without insurance coverage for the highly popular injection.

The company is now offering 2.5 -milligram and 5 milligram single-dose vials for $ 399 per month and $ 549 per month through its direct-to-consumer website.

Patients with a valid prescription can purchase vials from a new "self-pay pharmacy" section on the site, LillyDirect .

All doses of Zepbound are now listed as available on the FDA 's drug shortage database.

Thousands of online platforms offering compounded versions of weight loss drugs from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly have cropped up.

"We believe that the U.S. population is actually a target for untested, unapproved, unregulated anti-obesity medications," Jonsson says.

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