Novo Nordisk said on Friday a late-stage trial with a high-dose version of its weight loss drug semaglutide helped overweight patients lower their weight by 20.7%.

Weight loss goals may be at the forefront of many New Year's resolutions, which could push the exuberance for Eli Lilly LLY and Novo Nordisk NVO stock. As the major players in the hyper-scale shift of injectable drugs that treat obesity,

Tripling the dosage of the Wegovy weight-loss drug leads to more weight loss, Novo Nordisk said Friday. The Danish drugmaker announced results from a Phase 3B trial of semaglutide at a 7.2 milligram dosage,