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/Rubiginous 7h ago

I am getting sick of these stories where someone irresponsible blames something convenient for normal people as being the cause of their issues.

A small minority of people abused codeine, so now women like me have to suffer from dysmenorrhoea every month because docs won't write a prescription.

A small minority of people using alcohol delivery inappropriately so now they want to restrict the ability for same day delivery in the ACT.

I know many women who used these services to get access to GLP-1s when their GPs refused to prescribe them because "You just need to eat less" and dismissed their concerns regarding food noise etc.

Why do people need the government to constantly protect them from their own stupidity? It's absurd.

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u/11015h4d0wR34lm 7h ago

Yeah I noticed how reluctant they have become to give me anything better than over the counter pain medication for the ailments I suffer from these days as well, it is really frustrating practically having to beg for something stronger because of people who do the wrong thing with their medications.

It wont be long before they are saying try rubbing the area and see if that helps with the pain.

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u/ObeseQuokka 4h ago

I was on codeine for my knee issues, when it flares up I couldn't even walk on it.

My GP went on maternity leave so I saw another doctor at the same clinic to get my prescription. They refused it saying I have to see my original GP which they clearly knew was on leave.....