The Danish drugmaker is expanding Wegovy access via telehealth providers like Hims and Ro. But the gap with Eli Lilly is only getting wider.

The pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk is pursuing a multi-pronged strategy to regain market share that it has lost to Eli Lilly in the lucrative obesity drug market.

The deal could expand access to its in-demand obesity drug at the expense of Eli Lilly, whose shares fell by double digits on Thursday.