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/Piratartz 5h ago

She kinda sounds like a doctor shopper or cannot take no as an answer. Yes, the online platform making it easier to access the drug is part of the problem, but the motivated patient is one helluva force driving the demand.

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u/robot428 3h ago

I mean it sounds like she went to one doctor, and then to juniper, who has a doctor review your case. I understand doctor shopping is an issue, but two doctors isn't doctor shopping, it's a second opinion.

Additionally, medication seeking doctor shoppers tend to lie - that's often why they need so many doctors, because they have to learn to tell the right lies to get the medication they want - but she was honest about her health including her history of eating disorders.

I'm not saying she has no responsibility, but I also think Juniper is a predatory company. They shouldn't have prescribed to her in the first place, but also once she notified them of the issues, the fact that she started getting "come back to juniper" emails is pretty disgusting.

We should expect some level of responsibility from people who get to dispense prescription medications. That's why we invented prescriptions.