The inventor of ibuprofen tested the drug on his own hangover

Re:The inventor of ibuprofen tested the drug on his own hang... by dbrgn on Friday July 22, 2022 @11:56AM (#32193399)

It's not a surprise if you look at the Ibuprofen packaging used in US supermarkets... There's a picture in the article of such a supermarket aisle. You can buy a 750- or even 1000-pack for a few dollars. WTF, how is it a good idea to sell painkillers in such quantities in supermarkets?

If you sell drugs like candy people will eat it like candy.

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Re:The inventor of ibuprofen tested the drug on his own hang... by mrguyorama on Friday July 22, 2022 @02:37PM (#32195576)

Or, hear me out, they are less than pennies to produce and don't expire, and I can buy that one bottle for basically many years, for multiple people

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Re:The inventor of ibuprofen tested the drug on his own hang... by Spivak on Friday July 22, 2022 @09:47PM (#32199412)

Yep. My grandchildren will inherit my Costco bottles of meds.

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Re:The inventor of ibuprofen tested the drug on his own hang... by valarauko on Friday July 22, 2022 @03:09PM (#32195930)

> If you sell drugs like candy people will eat it like candy.

Even candy shouldn't be eaten like, well, candy.

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Re:The inventor of ibuprofen tested the drug on his own hang... by freeflight on Saturday July 23, 2022 @12:38AM (#32200423)

As a German it's super surreal to me. Ibuprofen are only sold in dedicated pharmacies here, behind the counter, the higher dosages ones even require a prescription from a doctor.

I don't even understand why/how somebody can take/need so many of them in such high dosages. Usually half a 400 mg pill will deal with any headache I occasionally have.

Took higher doses regularly due to problems with my teeth, which had a noticeable bad effect on my stomach. Do people just medicate that away too?

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