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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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