Pfizer scraps daily weight loss pill after liver injury in one patient

Pharmaceutical giant halts pill over concerning side effects

Pfizer has confirmed it has halted development of a once a day pill after concerning side effects were discovered that has left a recipient with a ‘liver injury’.

Pfizer to end development of weight-loss pill over fears about impact to the liver

The drugmaker said the patient’s injury ‘resolved’ after they stopped taking the drug

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Pfizer Ends Testing of Obesity Pill After Possible Liver Injury

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Pfizer Pulls Plug On Weight Loss Pill Amid Liver Damage Fears

Pfizer announced it is ending its development of its experimental oral GLP-1 drug to treat obesity, the company said on Monday, after a patient in a trial suffered a liver injury potentially caused by the experimental drug known as danuglipron.

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