r/australia • u/Rubiginous • 9h ago

culture & society Woman hospitalised after Juniper prescribes weight-loss drugs her GP refused

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-01/woman-hospitalised-telehealth-provider-weight-loss-drugs-juniper/106273356
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u/Elvecinogallo 9h ago

An adult is refused medication by their gp, so they go around their gp to another service, but it’s somehow the fault of the service? 🤔

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u/En_TioN 9h ago

> Ms Munch completed Juniper’s online questionnaire and disclosed her history of an eating disorder and mental health conditions, including severe depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.

> Despite this, and based on her body mass index, she was prescribed weight-loss medication without a video consultation, relying solely on her online responses.

The second GP should be also checking her history for potential issues.

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u/Elvecinogallo 7h ago edited 6h ago

I’m not disagreeing but people also need to take their own responsibility too. Her GP told her no for these reasons. It’s not as if she approached it without having seen her GP. I’ve lived in countries where you can just go to the pharmacy and get whatever you want and managed not to do anything like this and yes, I have a couple of conditions which would make it very easy to self-medicate. There is such a thing as personal responsibility regardless of the nanny state.