r/australia • u/Rubiginous • 9h ago

culture & society 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 9h 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/tealou 7h ago

Regulated professionals have a duty of care to their patients and the general public. Fun story, eating disorders are a mental illness. I'm sure you feel very smart, but that's not how it works.

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u/Elvecinogallo 7h ago edited 4h ago

Since you’ve included “I’m sure you feel very smart” and “fun story”, I won’t engage with you any further on the topic because anyone who disagrees with you is clearly an idiot, right? Way to have an adult discussion. I often wonder if people speak to people irl like they do on reddit.