The launch marked Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk's debut on the continent, ramping up competition with rival Eli Lilly.

Price hikes are 'kick in the teeth' for patients who will either have to swallow 170 per cent price increase, or switch to 'almost as good' competitor

Actor Christopher Biggins has revealed he is using weight loss jabs as he needed to lose weight after having surgery on his knee. Porridge star Biggins, 76, said he is taking Mounjaro, which is made by Eli Lilly, who have joined forces with the Government in a bid to tackle obesity.

Eli Lilly on Wednesday launched the easy-to-use injector pen of its blockbuster weight-loss drug Mounjaro for 14,000 rupees (nearly $160) for its starting dose of 2.5 mg in India, stepping up competition with Novo Nordisk .