March 2 (Reuters) – Eli Lilly CFO ‌Lucas Montarce said ‌on Monday it is ​preparing to launch its new oral obesity drug, orforglipron, ‌in ⁠the United States as early as ⁠the second quarter of this ​year, ​once ​it gets ‌approval from the Food and Drug Administration.

“On track in the US, expect to ‌see potentially ​that ​product ​coming into the ‌market as early ​as ​Q2,” Montarce said at the ​TD ‌Cowen healthcare conference.

(Reporting ​by Kamal Choudhury ​in Bengaluru)