Metsera has no products on the market, but it is developing oral and injectable treatments.

The deal also means Medicare will start covering obesity drugs for some patients for the first time beginning next year.

The deals are among the most politically significant announcements to date in the Trump administration's efforts to rein in high U.S. drug costs.

America's waistline may shrink, but its national debt will swell.

The deal, which includes Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, will slash prices for Medicare and Medicaid programme recipients.

Pfizer said it would pay $86.25 per share in cash, a premium of 3.69% to Metsera's Friday close.

Pfizer pagherà fino a 86,25 dollari ad azione, di cui 65,60 dollari ad azione in contanti, più potenziali pagamenti aggiuntivi fino a 20,65 dollari ad azione

Zwei Pharmagiganten wollten ihre Stellung im umkämpften Markt für Adipositas-Medikamente stärken. Für den Sieg Pfizers könnten auch kartellrechtliche Bedenken eine Rolle gespielt…

Metsera has no products on the market, but it is developing oral and injectable treatments.

Accettata l'offerta rivista e migliorata di Pfizer da 10 miliardi di dollari che entra nel mercato dei farmaci contro l'obesità