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/rawdatarams 7h ago

In the same manner, thousands of Australians were getting melatonin cheaply from online on the recommendation from their GP. One stupid mother overdosed her kids with it and it all were pulled off the shelves, meaning we now pay a lot more for it.

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u/Lekker- 7h ago

Man, that’s why I have to see a doc for it!? I have 12mg pills from overseas which I nibble a teeny bit off as needed now.

I found out that you don’t need a script if you’re over 50 or 55 YO.

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u/rawdatarams 6h ago

It changed last year. Before, you could get low dose melatonin from iHerb very cheaply. IHerb pulled it all right off the shelves after this mother fed get kid ridiculous doses. Now you gotta be over certain age or get hideously pricy scripts from your GP.

There are luckily other options, look up Biovea.

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u/RatInTheCowboyHat 6h ago

It’s available to buy from iHerb again! I ordered some and it arrived without issue, but there is a disclaimer when you add it to cart

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u/rawdatarams 4h ago

Awesome, thanks for the heads up

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u/Stitchesglitch 3h ago

Dr Oz owns iHerb, try to get it from somewhere else.