Eli Lilly will significantly increase the price of its weight-loss drug Mounjaro in the United Kingdom in a bid to bring down prices in the United States after weeks of pressure from the Trump administration.

Eli Lilly said the increase brings the UK price in line with other European markets, though NHS availability will be unaffected.

Eli Lilly will raise the UK list price of its weight-loss and type 2 diabetes treatment Mounjaro by up to 170% to be in line with other European markets, it said on Thursday, as the pharma industry responds to U.