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Take 2: Weight-loss jabs

Martin Geissler and the team bring you thoughtful conversation and expert analysis covering the most interesting news stories in Scotland.

With a third of Scots classed as obese, it’s no wonder weight-loss medicines like Ozempic, which isn’t approved in the UK, are in demand.

Pharmacist Sehar Shahid, who prescribes Wegovy and Mounjaro, tells Martin about the complications people are risking by getting these drugs without a prescription.

You can listen to our first episode on so-called ‘skinny jabs’, 'Can weight-loss jabs save the NHS?’, on BBC Sounds: http://delta.bahce.site/sounds/play/m0028sqf

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins.

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Thu 17 Apr 2025 00:00

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