0932 ET - Eli Lilly is slightly higher is early trading after another blowout quarter driven by GLP-1 drugs. 4Q revenue rises 45% to $13.53 billion. Revenue from new products climbs by $3.15 billion to $5.64 billion, driven Zepbound and Mounjaro. Lilly's fortunes echo those of Danish rival Novo Nordisk, which sold$4.71 billion of its Ozempic drug in 4Q. Lilly shares have more than quintupled in the last five years. Rival drug makers, such as Novartis, have admitted hunting for obesity drugs of their own. Lilly and Novo have major first-mover advantage, with smaller players such as Viking Therapeutics still playing catchup. Anya Schiess, a partner at JPMorgan's asset management unit, is among those who have predicted GLP-1s will be the best-selling class of drugs yet. (rob.curran@dowjones.com)
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