Silent crisis of soaring excess deaths in Britain is only tip of the iceberg

Re:Silent crisis of soaring excess deaths in Britain is only... by jotm on Sunday August 21, 2022 @02:36PM (#32543089)

I'll just say that it's still better than the German system.

Same ridiculous waiting times for a 50/50 chance to just get a paracetamol prescription.

Private is expensive as hell, nonexistent or not usable.

Mental healthcare? Pay us, fuck you.

Medication newer than 30 years? Stop huffing that ibuprofen, Bruder.

But it's defended to death by the German Internet Chairforce, so it's got that going for it.

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Re:Silent crisis of soaring excess deaths in Britain is only... by bookofjoe on Sunday August 21, 2022 @03:41PM (#32543674)

Wait a sec — paracetamol requires a prescription in Germany? Even here in the U.S. it's over the counter everywhere.

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Re:Silent crisis of soaring excess deaths in Britain is only... by jandrewrogers on Sunday August 21, 2022 @04:22PM (#32544020)

Quite a few OTC drugs in the US are prescription in many other countries. Antihistamines are another example of something that requires a prescription in some European countries.

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Re:Silent crisis of soaring excess deaths in Britain is only... by justsomehnguy on Sunday August 21, 2022 @04:47PM (#32544243)

Honestly - it should be, considering how people are absolutely ignorant about it's potency to kill the liver. Especially because some use it as a hangover painkiller.

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Re:Silent crisis of soaring excess deaths in Britain is only... by jotm on Sunday August 21, 2022 @04:42PM (#32544200)

No, it doesn't, I meant they'll either actually try to help or give you paracetamol/ibuprofen and maybe tell you to come back in 2 months

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