(Reuters) -Eli Lilly plans to launch its blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss drug, Mounjaro, in countries like China, India, Brazil and Mexico by 2026, Chief Financial Officer Lucas Montarce said on Monday.

Eli Lilly plans to launch its blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss drug, Mounjaro, in countries like China, India, Brazil and Mexico in 2025, Chief Financial Officer Lucas Montarce said on

Eli Lilly plans to release its diabetes and weight-loss drug, Mounjaro, in major global markets like China, India, Brazil, and Mexico by 2025. With 900 million potential patients, the company aims to meet growing global demand alongside competitor Novo Nordisk.

A federal judge has effectively ended the ability of compounding pharmacies to make their own copies of Eli Lilly’s weight loss and diabetes drugs Zepbound and Mounjaro. In a sealed decision

Roche moved to enter the booming weight-loss drug market now dominated by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly. The Swiss pharmaceutical firm signed an exclusive agreement with Zealand Pharma to produce treatments using Zealand's experimental petrelintide injectable.