(Reuters) -Eli Lilly launched the pre-filled injector pen of its blockbuster weight-loss drug Mounjaro for 14,000 rupees (nearly $160) for its starting dose of 2.5 mg in India on Wednesday, stepping up competition with rival Novo Nordisk.

($1 = 87.6650 Indian rupees)

(Reporting by Kashish Tandon in Bengaluru; Editing by Janane Venkatraman)

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