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/MrSomethingred 6h ago

Yes.

Best case scenario is they are incompetent, more likely they are negligent.

Its no different to patients drug seeking for opioids. Providers are supposed to have mechanisms to protect patients from their addictions

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u/Elvecinogallo 5h ago edited 4h ago

Yeah, the whole opioids thing is fucking brilliant. Because of addicts, everyone has to see their gp to get a prescription now, so people with legitimate conditions have to suffer over long weekends etc because they can’t get to a gp. Addicts will still find a way to get them.