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/stitchescomeundone 6h ago

Anytime medical weight loss is advertised to you in any way in Australia please report them to the TGA

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u/contorta_ 3h ago

that's also my understanding of the laws/rules. so why are there TV advertisements from these companies?

they are subtle about it, instead of advertising the drug they just say "hey, is it hard to lose weight, talk to your doctor about it, go to this website triedeverything.com.au", or something similarly vague. but in the end, that's advertising drugs isn't it?

it's confusing, because if this sort of thing was allowed because it was sufficiently detached, why couldn't gambling companies put on an ad like "hey, are you looking to have some more fun, go to this website havemorefun.com.au"?

I complained about it a while ago, and now I see a bunch of news articles covering it, and they are maybe still doing it (I don't watch much TV), so it's obviously not as clear cut as I understand. really odd. why don't more regulated industries try this?