{"id":17551,"date":"2026-02-03T14:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/pfizer-moves-forward-with-its-hopes-for-a-monthly-obesity-drug\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T14:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T14:24:11","slug":"pfizer-moves-forward-with-its-hopes-for-a-monthly-obesity-drug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/pfizer-moves-forward-with-its-hopes-for-a-monthly-obesity-drug\/","title":{"rendered":"Pfizer moves forward with its hopes for a monthly obesity drug"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-author=\"andrew-joseph\">\n<p class=\"author-bio\">Andrew Joseph covers health, medicine, and the biopharma industry in Europe. You can reach Andrew on Signal at drewqjoseph.71.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Pfizer took its next steps Tuesday in its attempted resurrection in the obesity market.<\/p>\n<p>The pharma firm said that an experimental weight loss drug, recently picked up through the company\u2019s contested acquisition of the biotech Metsera, hit its marks in a mid-stage study, demonstrating the potential to be a once-a-month treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Investors, however, will be parsing the data to assess how they compare to outcomes demonstrated by other drugs in the increasingly competitive obesity market. 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Pfizer took its next steps Tuesday in its attempted resurrection in the obesity market. 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