Is Mounjaro approved as a weight loss drug?

By Gwynne Sullivan, Amy Nowacoski · last reviewed May 9, 2026

Adapted from the Mounjaro for Diabetes FAQ with permission from the contributing authors.

Not yet, though it is in trials as of 10/2022 as Eli Lilly is seeking FDA approval for the indication of weight loss. In early October 2022, Eli Lilly issued a press release that the FDA has fast tracked them for review to be approved on-label for indication of treatment for weight loss.