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Eli Lilly breaks ground with China approval for obesity pill
Verified: 3 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 12.
📍 China, CN·🕐 4h ago·3 outlets
The approval gives it an early lead as other drugmakers seek to enter China's market for oral obesity treatments
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✓ Verified · 3 outlets
Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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The story so far · 4 reports · · 2 countries✓ Verified Nov 12, 3:44 PM UTC
- Nov 12, 11:56 AM UTCFirst reportEli Lilly breaks ground with China approval for obesity pillbdnews24.com ↗
- Nov 12, 3:44 PM UTC+4 hNovo rival Eli Lilly wins approval for weight-loss pill in Chinacphpost.dk ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 3:44 PM UTC · +4 h
- Nov 12, 7:16 PM UTC+7 h· you’re reading thisEli Lilly breaks ground with China approval for obesity pillbdnews24.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 10:43 PM UTC+11 hGLP-1 weight-loss pills expand to China as US firm wins approvalclichemag.com ↗
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Reliability
Reliability ScoreVery high
89%Independent outlets2
Statusverified
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Score bands
Very high80–100%
A highly rated outlet, or several independent outletsHigh60–79%
One well-rated outlet so farModerate40–59%
A lower-rated or state-run outlet, or one report of something seriousLow20–39%
A low-rated outlet on a serious or sensitive storyVery low0–19%
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