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orforglipron

FDA-approved since 2026 and marketed in the US as Foundayo, not authorised in the European Union, with no open FDA shortage or discontinuation records. 18 active trials, the next due to complete 2027-02.

GLP-1 (oral small molecule) agonist, oral, from Eli Lilly. Every figure below is taken directly from ClinicalTrials.gov, Drugs@FDA, the FDA Drug Shortage Database, the EMA register or Europe PMC, and re-checked every four hours.

Status
phase3
Target
GLP-1 (oral small molecule)
Route
oral
Sponsor
Eli Lilly
Brand names
Foundayo
First FDA approval
2026-04-01
EU authorisation
Not authorised
Active trials
18 (16 in phase 3)
Participants enrolled
20,778
Trials with a reporting date
13
Approved FDA submissions
2

Approved indications

Quoted from the current FDA label for each application. This is what the drug is approved to treat in the US — separate from the conditions it is being studied in.

Foundayo NDA220934
label effective 2026-07-29 · full label

FOUNDAYO TM is indicated in combination with a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity to reduce excess body weight and maintain weight reduction long term in adults with obesity or adults with overweight in the presence of at least one weight-related comorbid condition. FOUNDAYO™ is a GLP-1 receptor agonist indicated in combination with a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity to reduce excess body weight and maintain weight reduction long term in adults with obesity or adults with overweight in the presence of at least one weight-related comorbid condition. ( 1 ) Limitations of Use Concomitant use with another GLP-1 receptor agonist is not recommended. ( 1 ) Limitations of Use Concomitant use with another GLP-1 receptor agonist is not recommended.

Structure

2D chemical structure of orforglipron
Structure of orforglipron. Source: PubChem, National Library of Medicine.

Recent changes

DetectedChangeTrialDetailPhase
2026-10-02Status changedA Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Participants With Obesity or Overweight and Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Knee
NCT07153471 · Eli Lilly and Company
Recruiting → Active, not recruitingP3
2026-09-22Status changedA Study of Orforglipron in Participants With Overweight at Risk of Development of Obesity-Related Complications or Progression to Class 1 Obesity
NCT07794579 · Eli Lilly and Company
Not yet recruiting → RecruitingP3
2026-09-14Results date movedA Master Protocol for Orforglipron in Participants With Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Obesity or Overweight
NCT06649045 · Eli Lilly and Company
2026-11 → 2026-07-21 4 mo earlierP3
2026-09-14Status changedA Master Protocol for Orforglipron in Participants With Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Obesity or Overweight
NCT06649045 · Eli Lilly and Company
Active, not recruiting → CompletedP3
2026-09-14Enrollment changedA Master Protocol for Orforglipron in Participants With Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Obesity or Overweight
NCT06649045 · Eli Lilly and Company
600 → 712 participantsP3
2026-08-31New trial registeredA Study of Orforglipron in Participants With Overweight at Risk of Development of Obesity-Related Complications or Progression to Class 1 Obesity
NCT07794579 · Eli Lilly and Company
Not yet recruiting, n=2,001P3
2026-08-27New trial registeredA Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Chinese Participants With Obesity or Overweight and Weight-Related Health Problems
NCT07790861 · Eli Lilly and Company
Not yet recruiting, n=192P3

When these trials report

36Q4 26: 0 trials reportingQ1 27: 1 trial reporting, 1 phase 3Q2 27: 1 trial reporting, 1 phase 3Q3 27: 6 trials reporting, 6 phase 3Q4 27: 1 trial reporting, 1 phase 3Q1 28: 2 trials reporting, 2 phase 3Q2 28: 2 trials reporting, 2 phase 3Q3 28: 0 trials reportingQ4 26Q1 27Q2 276Q3 27Q4 27Q1 28Q2 28Q3 28
When trials are due to report, by quarter — hover a bar for the count. These dates are filed by the sponsor and often move.

Next 13 of 13 active trials by estimated primary completion.

Est. completionTrialSponsorPhaseParticipants
2027-02A Platform Trial for Pediatric Participants With Obesity or Overweight (LY900040)
NCT06672549 · Number of Participants Allocated to Each ISA
Eli Lilly and CompanyP3125
2027-05A Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Participants With Type 2 Diabetes Who Observe Ramadan Fasting
NCT07613307 · Change from Baseline in Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c)
Eli Lilly and CompanyP3130
2027-08A Master Protocol for Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Participants With Obesity or Overweight With and Without Type 2 Diabetes
NCT06993792 · Number of Participants Allocated to Each Study
Eli Lilly and CompanyP31,400
2027-08A Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Participants With Obesity or Overweight and Type 2 Diabetes
NCT06972472 · Change from Baseline in Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)
Eli Lilly and CompanyP3600
2027-08A Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Participants With Obesity or Overweight and at Least One Weight-Related Comorbidity
NCT06972459 · Percent Change from Baseline in Body Weight
Eli Lilly and CompanyP3800
2027-09A Master Protocol Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Participants With Hypertension and Obesity or Overweight (ATTAIN-Hypertension) GZL1
NCT06948435 · Change from Baseline in office Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP)
Eli Lilly and CompanyP3487
2027-09A Master Protocol Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Participants With Hypertension and Obesity or Overweight (ATTAIN-Hypertension) GZL2
NCT06952530 · Change from Baseline in office Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP)
Eli Lilly and CompanyP3487
2027-09A Master Protocol for Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Participants With Hypertension and Obesity or Overweight: (ATTAIN-Hypertension Screening)
NCT06948422 · Number of Participants Allocated to Each ISA
Eli Lilly and CompanyP3974
2027-12A Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Adolescent Participants With Obesity, or Overweight With Related Comorbidities
NCT06672939 · Percent Change from Baseline in Body Mass Index (BMI)
Eli Lilly and CompanyP3150
2028-03A Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Chinese Participants With Obesity or Overweight and Weight-Related Health Problems
NCT07790861 · Mean Percent Change From Baseline in Body Weight
Eli Lilly and CompanyP3192
2028-03A Study of Orforglipron in Female Participants With Stress Urinary Incontinence Who Have Obesity or Overweight
NCT07202884 · Change from Baseline in Incontinence Episode Frequency (IEF)
Eli Lilly and CompanyP31,000
2028-04A Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Participants With Obesity or Overweight and Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Knee
NCT07153471 · Change from Baseline in the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) Pain Subscale Score
Eli Lilly and CompanyP3800
2028-06Efficacy and Safety of Orforglipron in Participants With Peripheral Artery Disease
NCT07223593 · Percent Change from Baseline in Maximum Walking Distance
Eli Lilly and CompanyP31,205

Regulatory history

DateActionBrandsApplication
2026-08-04LabelingFOUNDAYONDA220934 · label
2026-04-01Type 1 - New Molecular Entity originalFOUNDAYONDA220934 · label

Indications under study

Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular Disease; Behavior; Chronic Kidney Disease; Diabete Type 2; Diabetes Melletus; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Endocrine System Diseases; Fasting; Feeding Behavior; Glucagon-Like Peptide Receptors; Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor; Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Hypertension; Membrane Proteins; Metabolic Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Obesity; Obesity, Abdominal; Osteoarthritis; Overweight; Overweight or Obesity; Peripheral Arterial Disease; Pharmacogenomic Drug Interaction; Prediabetic State; Prehypertension; Proteins; Receptors, Cell Surface; Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; Receptors, Peptide; Type 2 Diabetes; Urinary Incontinence,Stress.

Recent papers

PublishedTitleJournal
2026-09-30Cardiovascular safety of orforglipron versus insulin glargine in adults with type 2 diabetes at increased cardiovascular risk (ACHIEVE-4): a phase 3, event-driven, randomised, open-label, non-inferiority, active comparator trial
Klein KR, Wysham C, Tuttle KR, Davies MJ, Cox D, Chen J, Wu WS, Denning M, Liu R, Ludwig L, Meskimen ER.
Lancet
2026-09-18Orforglipron: An Oral GLP-1 Receptor Agonist for Obesity Treatment
Wietholter JP, Terpening CM.
Ann Pharmacother
2026-09-17Predicting the Long-Term Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease With Orforglipron in People With Overweight or Obesity: A Post Hoc Analysis of the ATTAIN-1 Trial
Shinde S, Kahles F, Vasileva-Metodiev S, Griffin R, Liu-Seifert H, Lebrec J, Xavier NA, Li R, Klise SR, Singh A, Aberle J.
Diabetes Obes Metab
2026-09-15Efficacy and safety of orforglipron 12 mg versus orforglipron 36 mg maintenance dose among patients with obesity with or without diabetes: a systematic review and comprehensive meta-analysis
Hegaz MG, Aboud MYA, Kamel AII, Naveed MA, Elsayed OG, Sorathia AZ.
BMC Endocr Disord
2026-09-09Orforglipron and the Kidney: A Promise or Disappointment? The Need for Trials Examining Renal Outcomes
Shah J, Luna Ceron E, Payan-Schober F, Hechanova LA, Clegg DJ, Palmer BF.
Am J Nephrol
2026-09-08Keeping the weight off: can oral orforglipron maintain all the weight loss following glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) discontinuation?
Alhazmi A, le Roux CW.
Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol
2026-08-17Safety and tolerability of orforglipron in Japanese people with type 2 diabetes
Nauck MA, Horowitz M.
Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol
2026-08-17Long-term safety of oral orforglipron in Japanese participants with type 2 diabetes (ACHIEVE-J): a multicentre, randomised, open-label, parallel-group phase 3 trial
Yabe D, Shiraiwa T, Ugai H, Takeuchi M, Suzuki R.
Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol
2026-08-06Study design, rationale, and baseline characteristics of ATTAIN-HYPERTENSION, a phase 3 trial of the oral GLP-1 receptor agonist orforglipron for hypertension
Laffin L, Schlaich MP, Hall ME, Xie CC, Rao G, Rettiganti M, Dennehy EB, Linetzky B.
Am J Prev Cardiol
2026-08-04Orforglipron Added to Titrated Insulin Glargine in Type 2 Diabetes: Research Summary
JAMA
2026-08-01Mazdutide and Orforglipron-New Evidence in Obesity and Diabetes
Gadde KM, Talebloo J, Heymsfield SB.
JAMA
2026-08-01Orforglipron Added to Titrated Insulin Glargine in Type 2 Diabetes: The ACHIEVE-5 Randomized Clinical Trial
Giorgino F, D'Souza S, Ludwig L, Kiyosue A, Ibriga H, Rha H, Denning M, Wu WS, Fernández Landó L, Tobian J.
JAMA
2026-07-27Orforglipron alleviates aortic aneurysm and dissection via inhibiting WNT5A noncanonical signaling
Deng Y, Guo Z, Yu L, Zhang J, Qian J, Wang J, Chen X, Xu Z, Wang D, Kong C.
Biochem Pharmacol
2026-07-21Orforglipron, a Small-Molecule Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist (GLP-1RA), Has Neuroprotective and Anti-Inflammatory Effects
Li Y, Glotfelty EJ, Parekh P, Batsaikhan B, Luo W, Jackson SN, Harvey BK, Greig NH.
Cells
2026-07-21Orforglipron: First Approval
Shirley M.
Drugs

Headlines

2026-10-16
Lilly’s Pill Foundayo Gets EU Nod for Obesity and Diabetes
Bloomberg
2026-10-16
The Oral GLP-1 Tracker: Foundayo, Wegovy pill undergo minor fluctuations
Fierce Pharma
2026-10-16
CHMP backs Lilly's oral GLP-1 Foundayo for EU approval
pharmaphorum
2026-10-16
What to Know About the GLP-1 Pill Orforglipron
Medscape
2026-10-16
Lilly wins EU backing for Foundayo weight-loss pill (LLY:NYSE)
Seeking Alpha
2026-10-16
The Science Of Foundayo: How Eli Lilly’s Daily Weight Loss Pill Works
Yahoo Health
2026-10-16
Lilly's weight-loss pill Foundayo gets backing from EU regulator
FirstWord
2026-10-16
Eli Lilly Wins EU Backing for Foundayo Weight-Loss Pill
Yahoo Finance
2026-10-16
EMA panel backs Lilly's oral weight-loss pill Foundayo for EU approval
Dealroom
2026-10-17
The EU’s Drug Regulator Backed Eli Lilly’s Weight-Loss Pill. Here’s What Foundayo Has to Show on October 29
TIKR.com

Every orforglipron trial on file

All 27 registered trials of orforglipron, largest first. Each links to its own page and to the registry record.

TrialStatusPhaseParticipants
A Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Adults With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and/or Chronic Kidney Disease (ATTAIN-Outcomes)
NCT07241390 · Eli Lilly and Company
RecruitingP37,140
A Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Adult Participants With Obesity or Overweight With Weight-Related Comorbidities
NCT05869903 · Eli Lilly and Company
Active, not recruitingP33,127
A Study of Daily Oral Orforglipron (LY3502970) Compared With Insulin Glargine in Participants With Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity or Overweight at Increased Cardiovascular Risk
NCT05803421 · Eli Lilly and Company
CompletedP32,749
A Study of Orforglipron in Participants With Overweight at Risk of Development of Obesity-Related Complications or Progression to Class 1 Obesity
NCT07794579 · Eli Lilly and Company
RecruitingP32,001
A Study of Orforglipron in Adult Participants With Obesity or Overweight and Type 2 Diabetes
NCT05872620 · Eli Lilly and Company
CompletedP31,613
A Master Protocol for Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Participants With Obesity or Overweight With and Without Type 2 Diabetes
NCT06993792 · Eli Lilly and Company
Active, not recruitingP31,400
Efficacy and Safety of Orforglipron in Participants With Peripheral Artery Disease
NCT07223593 · Eli Lilly and Company
RecruitingP31,205
A Study of Orforglipron in Female Participants With Stress Urinary Incontinence Who Have Obesity or Overweight
NCT07202884 · Eli Lilly and Company
RecruitingP31,000
A Master Protocol for Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Participants With Hypertension and Obesity or Overweight: (ATTAIN-Hypertension Screening)
NCT06948422 · Eli Lilly and Company
Active, not recruitingP3974
A Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) Compared With Dapagliflozin in Adult Participants With Type 2 Diabetes and Inadequate Glycemic Control With Metformin
NCT06192108 · Eli Lilly and Company
CompletedP3962
A Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Participants With Obesity or Overweight and at Least One Weight-Related Comorbidity
NCT06972459 · Eli Lilly and Company
Active, not recruitingP3800
A Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Participants With Obesity or Overweight and Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Knee
NCT07153471 · Eli Lilly and Company
Active, not recruitingP3800
A Master Protocol for Orforglipron in Participants With Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Obesity or Overweight
NCT06649045 · Eli Lilly and Company
CompletedP3712
A Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Participants With Obesity or Overweight and Type 2 Diabetes
NCT06972472 · Eli Lilly and Company
Active, not recruitingP3600
A Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Adult Participants With Type 2 Diabetes and Inadequate Glycemic Control With Diet and Exercise Alone
NCT05971940 · Eli Lilly and Company
CompletedP3559
A Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Participants With Type 2 Diabetes and Inadequate Glycemic Control With Insulin Glargine, With or Without Metformin and/or SGLT-2 Inhibitor
NCT06109311 · Eli Lilly and Company
CompletedP3546
A Master Protocol Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Participants With Hypertension and Obesity or Overweight (ATTAIN-Hypertension) GZL1
NCT06948435 · Eli Lilly and Company
Active, not recruitingP3487
A Master Protocol Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Participants With Hypertension and Obesity or Overweight (ATTAIN-Hypertension) GZL2
NCT06952530 · Eli Lilly and Company
Active, not recruitingP3487
A Long-term Safety Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Participants With Type 2 Diabetes
NCT06010004 · Eli Lilly and Company
CompletedP3401
A Study of LY3502970 in Participants With Obesity or Overweight With Weight-related Comorbidities
NCT05051579 · Eli Lilly and Company
CompletedP2272
A Study of Once-Daily Oral Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Japanese Adult Participants With Obesity Disease
NCT05931380 · Eli Lilly and Company
CompletedP3238
A Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Chinese Participants With Obesity or Overweight and Weight-Related Health Problems
NCT07790861 · Eli Lilly and Company
Not yet recruitingP3192
A Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Adolescent Participants With Obesity, or Overweight With Related Comorbidities
NCT06672939 · Eli Lilly and Company
RecruitingP3150
A Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Participants With Type 2 Diabetes Who Observe Ramadan Fasting
NCT07613307 · Eli Lilly and Company
RecruitingP3130
A Platform Trial for Pediatric Participants With Obesity or Overweight (LY900040)
NCT06672549 · Eli Lilly and Company
RecruitingP3125
PATHS-T2D: A Recall-by-Genotype Study of Physiologic and Pharmacologic Responses
NCT07739537 · Massachusetts General Hospital
Not yet recruitingP4100
Switching to Oral Weight Management Pharmacotherapy to Prevent Weight Regain After GLP-1 Therapy Discontinuation
NCT07729332 · Massachusetts General Hospital
Not yet recruitingP460

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