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United States
Měiguó
美国
FDA
Shípǐn Yàopǐn Jiāndū Guǎnlǐjú
食品药品监督管理局
approved
pīzhǔn
批准
Eli Lilly
Lǐlái
礼来
new
xīnxíng
新型
weight-loss pill
jiǎnféi yàopiàn
减肥药片
Foundayo (brand name)
Foundayo
Foundayo

United States
Měiguó
美国
FDA
Shípǐn Yàopǐn Jiāndū Guǎnlǐjú
食品药品监督管理局
on
April 1
sì yuè yī rì
四月一日
approved
pīzhǔn
批准
Eli Lilly
Lǐlái
礼来
company
gōngsī
公司
(possessive particle)
de
weight-loss pill
jiǎnféi yàopiàn
减肥药片
Foundayo
Foundayo
Foundayo
this is
zhèshì
这是
a type of
yī zhǒng
一种
can
kěyǐ
可以
at
zài
any
rènhé
任何
time
shíjiān
时间
be taken
fúyòng
服用
(particle)
de
oral
kǒufú
口服
weight-loss drug
jiǎnféi yào
减肥药
clinical
línchuáng
临床
trial
shìyàn
试验
showed
xiǎnshì
显示
patients
huànzhě
患者
on average
píngjūn
平均
lost
jiǎnqīng le
减轻了
about 12 percent
yuē bǎifēnzhī shí èr
约12%
body weight
tǐzhòng
体重

April 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM

United States
Měiguó
美国
FDA
Shípǐn Yàopǐn Jiāndū Guǎnlǐjú
食品药品监督管理局
on
April 1
sì yuè yī rì
四月一日
approved
pīzhǔn
批准
Eli Lilly
Lǐlái
礼来
company
gōngsī
公司
(possessive particle)
de
new
xīnxíng
新型
weight-loss drug
jiǎnféi yào
减肥药
Foundayo
Foundayo
Foundayo
this drug
zhè zhǒng yào
这种药
(possessive particle)
de
generic name
tōngyòng míng
通用名
is
shì
orforglipron
Àofúgèlièpùlún
奥福格列普仑
belongs to
shǔyú
属于
GLP-1
GLP-1
GLP-1
class of
lèi
drugs
yàowù
药物
GLP-1
GLP-1
GLP-1
class of drugs
lèi yàowù
类药物
can
kěyǐ
可以
mimic
mófǎng
模仿
the human body
réntǐ
人体
natural
tiānrán
天然
(possessive particle)
de
feeling of fullness
bǎofùgǎn
饱腹感
hormone
jīsù
激素
helping
bāngzhù
帮助
people
rénmen
人们
reduce
jiǎnshǎo
减少
appetite
shíyù
食欲
clinical
línchuáng
临床
trial
shìyàn
试验
showed
xiǎnshì
显示
taking
fúyòng
服用
the highest
zuìgāo
最高
dose
jìliàng
剂量
(possessive particle)
de
patients
huànzhě
患者
in
zài
72 weeks
qī shí èr zhōu
72周
within
nèi
on average
píngjūn
平均
lost
jiǎnqīng le
减轻了
about 27 pounds
yuē èr shí qī bàng
约27磅
or
12.4 percent
bǎifēnzhī shí èr diǎn sì
12.4%
(particle)
de
body weight
tǐzhòng
体重
compared to
other
qítā
其他
weight-loss drugs
jiǎnféi yào
减肥药
differently
bùtóng
不同
Foundayo
Foundayo
Foundayo
can
kěyǐ
可以
at
zài
any time of day
yī tiān zhōng
一天中
(particle)
de
any
rènhé
任何
time
shíjiān
时间
be taken
fúyòng
服用
no need for
bù xūyào
不需要
empty stomach
kōngfù
空腹
using
shǐyòng
使用
Eli Lilly
Lǐlái
礼来
coupon
yōuhuìquàn
优惠券
after
hòu
each month
měi yuè
每月
cost
fèiyòng
费用
approximately
yuēwéi
约为
$25
èr shí wǔ měiyuán
25美元
this is
zhèshì
这是
FDA
Shípǐn Yàopǐn Jiāndū Guǎnlǐjú
食品药品监督管理局
to date
qìjīn
迄今
approved
pīzhǔn
批准
speed
sùdù
速度
fastest
zuìkuài
最快
(particle)
de
weight-loss drug
jiǎnféi yào
减肥药
one of
zhī yī
之一
from
cóng
application
shēnqǐng
申请
to
dào
approval
huòpī
获批
only
jǐn
took
huā le
花了
50 days
wǔ shí tiān
50天
Eli Lilly
Lǐlái
礼来
company
gōngsī
公司
stated
biǎoshì
表示
Foundayo
Foundayo
Foundayo
has already
yǐjīng
已经
started
kāishǐ
开始
through
tōngguò
通过
its
direct sales
zhíxiāo
直销
platform
píngtái
平台
to
xiàng
patients
huànzhě
患者
shipping
fāhuò
发货

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FDA Approves Eli Lilly Obesity Pill Foundayo in Record 50 Days

The FDA approved Eli Lilly obesity pill Foundayo on April 1, 2026, a GLP-1 oral medication patients can take at any time of day, with clinical trials showing average body weight loss of about 12 percent over 72 weeks.

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