Western Isles prescribes weight-loss drugs at nearly triple other Scottish boards

Patients in Scotland's Western Isles are being prescribed GLP-1 drugs, used for weight loss and type 2 diabetes, at almost three times the rate of any other Scottish health board. A report by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry found significant variation between health boards in prescribing new medicines, including drugs for heart attacks and strokes, with GLP-1 access varying most.