Doctor xNo to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agoWhat's this, Doc?i.imgur.comimagemessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1514arrow-down123
arrow-up1491arrow-down1imageWhat's this, Doc?i.imgur.comDoctor xNo to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agomessage-square57fedilink
minus-squareThenThreeMorelinkfedilinkEnglish10•10 months agoIn the UK you can only buy a maximum of 32 at a time over the counter. So doctors often prescribe larger amounts.
minus-square@dublet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•10 months agoAlso in the UK prescriptions may be free for a patient, so a doctor may definite prescribe over the counter medicines to ensure access.
minus-squareDoctor xNoOPlinkfedilinkEnglish1•10 months agoYeah, not sure about everywhere else, but here apparently pharmacies don’t have the 60-tablet Aspirine-caffeine because it requires a prescription to be able to buy it, while they are allowed to sell you 5 or more 30-tablet packs otc… 😂
In the UK you can only buy a maximum of 32 at a time over the counter. So doctors often prescribe larger amounts.
Also in the UK prescriptions may be free for a patient, so a doctor may definite prescribe over the counter medicines to ensure access.
Yeah, not sure about everywhere else, but here apparently pharmacies don’t have the 60-tablet Aspirine-caffeine because it requires a prescription to be able to buy it, while they are allowed to sell you 5 or more 30-tablet packs otc… 😂