On 17/10/2014 12:43, whisky-dave wrote:
Legislation (1998) limits the sale of painkillers to packs of 16 in all shops except pharmacies which may sell packs of 32 to minimise the risk of overdosing. People are not allowed by law to buy more than 32 tablets at one time and some shops display a notice to this effect.

Take note, not *all* painkillers have this limit. My local pharmacy
stocks packs of 48 x 400mp Ibuprofen.....

The limits are on Asprin and paracetamol based painkillers, as in the
casae of paracetamol, the LD50 is quite close to the dose needed to have
a painkilling effect.

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Tciao for Now!

John.