Whey and weight-loss drugs to eat into Applied Nutrition profit Retail Applied Nutrition has warned that a major jump in whey protein prices will eat into its bottom line next year even as it beefed up its forecasts for the next year. The protein-shake maker revealed its adjusted pre-tax profit had risen by more than 40 per cent in the 12 months to August, a figure [...]
Mounjaro sales help almost double Ely Lilly’s UK turnover The sale of weight loss drug Mounjaro has boosted the UK turnover of pharmaceuticals giant Eli Lilly by 90 per cent during its latest financial year, it has been revealed. The division of the US group has posted a turnover of £889m for 2024, according to new accounts filed with Companies House. The new total [...]
Ozempic sales surge as priced-out Mounjaro patients seek cheaper alternative healthcare Ozempic sales have risen five-fold after a 126 per cent rise in the price of the Mounjaro drug due to pressure from US President Donald Trump. Mounjaro, manufactured by U.S. pharma giant Eli Lilly, has been the UK’s most popular weight loss jab, prescribed to an estimated 90 per cent of the country’s patients. But around [...]
Mounjaro and Wegovy demand helps Chemist4U sales double June 23, 2025 Increasing demand for weight-loss jabs such as Mounjaro and Wegovy has helped sales at the firm behind online pharmacy Chemist4U almost double. The Skelmersdale-based business has reported a turnover of £59.5m for the year to 30 September, 2024, according to new accounts filed with Companies House. The latest total comes after the firm behind Chemist4U [...]
Is your business about to feel the Ozempic squeeze? November 4, 2024 Reshaping stomachs with weightloss drugs like Ozempic likely means reshaping some markets (and probably your strategy), says Paul Armstrong Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro are driving a subtle but undeniable shift in obesity rates across the U.S, showing a 2 per cent drop so far. While it’s too soon to crown these drugs the cure-all, their [...]