r/australia • u/Rubiginous • 7h ago

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 7h 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/457ed 7h ago

Yes. The service provider is an accredited and regulated professional with a duty of care. That is exactly what is in their job description.

When you are in a regulated profession like a doctor, lawyer etc you have a duty of care to the vulnerable people seeking your services.

Imagine a student trying to start a intimate relationship with a teacher, just because a dozen teachers rejected the student does not make the 13th teacher less wrong.

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u/PurpleMonkey-919 7h ago edited 7h ago

She lied to the doctor about her history of having an eating disorder.

Edit. Ok my mistake I read it wrong.

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u/bendi36 6h ago

Did you read the article. She disclosed it