Eli Lilly said on Thursday that its newer diabetes drug Mounjaro outperformed Trulicity, its previously top-selling medication for the disease, in reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke in a large,

Eli Lilly said it believes the new data bolsters the case for Mounjaro to be prescribers' first choice for patients with Type 2 diabetes.

A variety of GLP-1 drugs that were developed to treat Type 2 diabetes, including Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic, have secured label expansions to reduce the risk of cardiovascular issues. | Eli Lilly has presented phase 3 results showing its Mounjaro measures up to the company’s GLP-1 Trulicity in reducing cardiovascular risks in patients with Type 2 diabetes and heart disease.