On Friday, 17 October 2014 13:08:08 UTC+1, John Williamson wrote:
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.....

I didn;t say *all* painkillers just those that come under the 1998 act and where's your local pharmacy ?


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.

Which is why it's relativley easy to overdose, especaily if you're on more than one medication.

This was on UK TV too
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29640415

Those that take such things are not attempting suicide. But it doesn't mean that those drugs can't do harm.





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Tciao for Now!



John.