Big Pharma has put a Houston pharmacy squarely in the crosshairs of its quest to weed out copycat versions of wildly popular diabetes and weight loss drugs. Eli Lilly, the maker of the diabetes drug Mounjaro and weight loss drug Zepbound,

Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly (LLY) surged 14% last week to $840 per share following positive Phase 3 trial results for its oral weight-loss drug, orforglipron. With a market cap of $796 billion, LLY is the world’s most valuable healthcare company, and its trajectory suggests it could reach $1,000 per share or more by year-end 2025.

Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) has seen revenue soar in recent years thanks to two drugs that have helped people around the world lose weight. The molecule is semaglutide, and it's sold under the name Ozempic for type 2 diabetes and Wegovy for weight loss -- but doctors have prescribed either for weight management.