Thousands in Scotland to take part in major weight loss drug study
Robert Price | Last update: 6th November 2025
The UK government has announced a new research programme inviting thousands of people from some of Scotland’s poorest communities to trial weight loss drugs in real-world conditions.
What’s happening?
The UK Government has launched a new weight loss drug study in Scotland to explore how weight loss drugs perform outside clinical trials. Patients from communities in Scotland with the highest health inequalities will be invited to take part.
Read the full government announcement
The research, backed by the Department of Health and Social Care, will assess the long-term impact of these medicines on health and healthcare use – and aims to inform future policy.
SlimrChat’s view
This is a positive step – especially for areas hit hardest by health inequality. But it also highlights the uneven access to weight loss drugs across the UK, as we recently reported.
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Let’s hope this study helps make fairer access the norm, not the exception.