What Merck’s CMO thinks of Lilly’s GLP-1 approach

Eliav Barr gave kudos to Eli Lilly for testing the company's Zepbound weight loss drug in combination with a psoriatic arthritis drug to achieve better results for the underlying inflammation.

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