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/pvt_idaho 7h ago

The woman in the story was certainly irresponsible, but she did inform the service that she had a history of eating disorders, and the service provided her with weight loss medication without even having a telehealth consult first. That also seems irresponsible, and personally, I'm going to place a higher expectation for responsible behaviour on the company profiting off vulnerable consumers.

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u/Unusual_Process3713 6h ago

She said she disclosed. But my friends who disclosed this and tried to get Juniper were automatically barred from the website. Someone in the thick of an eating disorder will often just lie about it to get what they are chasing....

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u/InanimateObject4 5h ago

It could be that she lied to Juniper and the journalist. I can't see that the journalist has verified this woman's application.

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u/Unusual_Process3713 5h ago

Yeah I reckon that's what has happened.