FoI Number
2024-786
Subject
Weight Loss Medications
Date Received
17/03/2025
Request and Response
  1. Please provide me with the number of weight loss medication prescriptions which have been issued since 2022.
  2. Please provide stats by year.
  3. Please provide a breakdown of the various medications prescribed, including, but not limited to, Liraglutide (Saxenda®), Semaglutide (Wegovy®) and Tirzepatide.

In accordance with FOISA s 16(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it holds the information requested but that it is exempt from disclosure under FOISA s 25(1) as the information requested is accessible without submitting a request under FOISA s 1(1). The information you have requested is available here:

Weight Loss Medications – NHS Shetland