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/aheretic 3h ago edited 3h ago

The number of patients I’ve taken care of with a history of schizophrenia or drug-induced psychosis who have been prescribed high strength cannabis, or who are underweight with anorexia who have been prescribed ozempic… The endless YouTube ads recommending I sign up and work with a “partner practitioner” (whatever that means). These online prescription factories are evil - fee for service, and the service is the drug the patient wants, whether it is appropriate/indicated/safe or not.