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Re:After Surgery in Germany, I Wanted Vicodin, Not Herbal Tea by snotrockets on Sunday January 28, 2018 @07:37PM (#16254533)
But can you buy a box of 1000 aspirin tablets? That would be $23 in the US: https://www.cvs.com/shop/cvs-health-ibuprofen-tablets-200mg-...
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Re:After Surgery in Germany, I Wanted Vicodin, Not Herbal Tea by DrScump on Monday January 29, 2018 @03:16AM (#16256129)
That link is for ibuprofen, not aspirin.

Aspirin is dirt cheap in the U.S.

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Re:After Surgery in Germany, I Wanted Vicodin, Not Herbal Tea by snotrockets on Monday January 29, 2018 @12:39PM (#16259086)
the deal isn't the price, but the quantity: if you need 1,000 pills of any medication, you should be under medical supervision/follow-ups, not buying them like they were groceries.
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Re:After Surgery in Germany, I Wanted Vicodin, Not Herbal Tea by DrScump on Monday January 29, 2018 @05:40PM (#16261281)
Generally, sure. As for aspirin, though, if you're a couple on a common low-dose daily regimen, that's 730 pills in just 1 year without a single head or body ache.
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