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The most "European mind cannot comprehend this" thing around (files.mastodon.social)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Image description: A bottle of Ibuprofen containing 1000 tablets.

(Originally published earlier today on mastodon.social)

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This drugs can be prescribed in bulk, they just can't be bought without prescription in bulk over the counter.

This is part of laws to prevent suicide. Paracetamol is easier to suicide with and limited; Ibuprofen is not easy to take a fatal dose on but can cause serious side effect, and people are often ignorant about how deadly a drug is.

So to stop people taking ibuprofen instead of paracetamol, they're all limited to a certain amount per transaction.

And for someone with an arthritis they'd probably be getting the meds on prescription and for free rather than expected to go to a pharmacy and buy 1000 off the shelf.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Ah, gotcha! That males sense.

Alas, it's hard to find a doctor that will prescribe the higher amounts long term here, because of the cardiac risks for my age group.