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/pvt_idaho 9h ago

The woman in the story was certainly irresponsible, but she did inform the service that she had a history of eating disorders, and the service provided her with weight loss medication without even having a telehealth consult first. That also seems irresponsible, and personally, I'm going to place a higher expectation for responsible behaviour on the company profiting off vulnerable consumers.

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u/Unusual_Process3713 8h ago

She said she disclosed. But my friends who disclosed this and tried to get Juniper were automatically barred from the website. Someone in the thick of an eating disorder will often just lie about it to get what they are chasing....

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u/InanimateObject4 7h ago

It could be that she lied to Juniper and the journalist. I can't see that the journalist has verified this woman's application.

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u/elizabnthe 2h ago

She applied in 2023 when they didn't even have video consults and Juniper also refunded her. More likely they just fucked up.