Women with PMOS should get subsidised weight loss drugs, advocates say

With GLP-1s to treat the condition not specifically approved by the TGA, patients are being prescribed them off-label Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Women living with a chronic hormonal condition should have access to taxpayer-funded weight-loss medications, advocates say. The Polyendrocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome Association of Australia (POSAA) is urging for GLP-1 drugs to be app

Tess Ikonomou October 10, 2026 · 2:00 AM 1 MIN READ

With GLP-1s to treat the condition not specifically approved by the TGA, patients are being prescribed them off-label

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Women living with a chronic hormonal condition should have access to taxpayer-funded weight loss medications, advocates say.

The Polyendrocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome Association of Australia (POSAA) is urging for GLP-1 drugs to be approved on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme for people living with the condition.