Eli Lilly said its new weight-loss pill had cleared a late-stage clinical trial, a promising sign as the company continues to face off with Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk. Eli Lilly said in a news release that its orforglipron pill had passed a Phase 3 trial with “statistically significant efficacy results” and a safety profile consistent with injectable obesity drugs that already are on the market.

Novo Nordisk, the Danish maker of Ozempic and Wegovy, announced Tuesday that it has asked the Food and Drug Administration to approve an oral version of its anti-obesity medication, moving ahead in the race between drugmakers to offer a weight loss pill.

A federal judge refused to allow drug compounders to keep making copycats of Novo Nordisk A/S’s weight loss drug while a lawsuit plays out over the FDA’s decision to determine that the drug is no longer in shortage.