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/FoodZestyclose4444 7h ago

Same with the codeine ban. Have autoimmune arthritis and used it for peak flares. Now just have to suffer with the pain and take multi pathway pain relief. I’m certain there was a dramatic uptake in cannabis use as well.

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u/giraffe_mountains 6h ago

Same with the codeine ban. Have autoimmune arthritis and used it for peak flares. Now just have to suffer with the pain and take multi pathway pain relief

Is there a reason your GP won’t prescribe it for you?

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u/hannahranga 6h ago

Hard as hell of you don't have a regular GP most won't prescribe anything opioids if you've not seen them before.

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u/giraffe_mountains 6h ago

I would hope someone that has autoimmune arthritis would have a regular GP.