a sydney anti-ageing doctor has been found guilty of medical misconduct after it was revealed she had been inappropriately prescribing drugs such as steroids and hormones to her patients .
dr julie epstein could also face being struck off after an investigation revealed she had been giving substances such as anabolic steroids to some 40 patients , some of whom had trouble with similar drugs in the past .
the doctor , who opened one of nsw 's first anti-ageing clinics , has been found .
on monday the nsw civil and administrative tribunal found that dr epstein had been prescribing human growth hormone and other similar subtances ` without exercising responsible medical judgement ' .