scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Thursday, November 13, 2025
TopicWeight loss drug

Topic: weight loss drug

Indian middle class is fed up with being paunchy and plump. Ozempic and Mounjaro are big hits

+TFP Vir Sanghvi -
The instant success of weight loss drugs in India tells us how quickly the country is changing. And for once, the change is for the better.

‘Fat-shamers are now Ozempic-shamers’ — new book takes on India’s weight-loss obsession

Antara Baruah -
The panel discussing Ambrish Mithal and Shivam Vij’s book on obesity and weight loss drugs included Minister of State Jitendra Singh, actor Sharmila Tagore, and HT Media chairperson Shobhana Bhartia.

Lilly launches Mounjaro pen in India at Rs. 14,000 for starting dose, stepping up Novo rivalry

Reuters -
Lilly said in June it received approval from India’s drug regulator for its once-weekly Mounjaro Kwikpen, two days after Novo Nordisk launched Wegovy in a similar pen device.

India sees 20k bariatric surgeries a year. But blockbusters Mounjaro, Wegovy are shaking up obesity arena

Sumi Sukanya Dutta -
India's anti-obesity drug market is valued at Rs 3,000-3,500 crore and is projected to grow nearly eightfold to Rs 25,000 crore by 2030, as per estimates.

Delhi HC orders examination into weight loss drug combinations, asks DCGI to seek expert consultation

ANI -
The proceedings follow a PIL seeking a ban on sale of weight loss drugs that are still undergoing clinical trials internationally. The court asked DCGI to submit report within 3 months.

Mounjaro will shrink India’s appetite for packaged food, gyms, weight loss supplements

Kiran Mahasuar -
The pharmaceutical world’s latest blockbuster isn’t just changing waistlines but reshaping entire industries.

In Brazil’s São Paulo, armed gangs on the hunt for something more sought-after than gold—Ozempic

Sneha Yadav -
Desperation for ‘weight-loss’ drug that’s used to treat type-2 diabetes is real. Break-ins at pharmacies have also been reported in Michigan, US, and Santiago de Copostela, Spain. 

On Camera

YourTurn

Opinion

This era has made journalistic independence harder than ever: New York Times publisher

AG Sulzberger -
Journalist Arthur Gregg Sulzberger delivered the Reuters Memorial Lecture on 4 March last year.

Air purifiers are the new water filters. Delhi has quietly accepted a crisis

There’s a new M-Y formula at work in Bihar this time

Economy

Inflation plunges to a 10-yr low of 0.25% in October. Here’s why

Sampurna Panigrahi -
Record-low inflation gives RBI room to ease rates. Food prices have something to do with it.

Defence

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

Keshav Padmanabhan -
At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

National Interest

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Shekhar Gupta -
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.

Follow us

Copyright © 2025 Printline Media Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved.