Doctor xNo@r.nf to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWhat's this, Doc?i.imgur.comimagemessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1451arrow-down118
arrow-up1433arrow-down1imageWhat's this, Doc?i.imgur.comDoctor xNo@r.nf to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-squarejimbo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoThey do. I’ve gotten a prescription before for 800mg pills of ibuprofen. OTC is generally 200mg pills.
minus-squareUsernameIsTooLon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThey do, it just depends on the drugs. Sometimes you might even need a prescription for a heavier dose than what OTC might offer.
minus-squareUsernameIsTooLon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-21 year agoNo, it makes it OTC up until a fixed dosage. Naproxen for example is basically Aleve, an OTC pain killer. However you can only get 500mg+ tablets of Naproxen through prescriptions because they’re reserved for people with real pain problems.
minus-squaredb2@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down3·1 year ago… which makes it not otc, you literally just described exactly what I’m saying and are telling me it’s the opposite.
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They don’t though.
They do. I’ve gotten a prescription before for 800mg pills of ibuprofen. OTC is generally 200mg pills.
They do, it just depends on the drugs. Sometimes you might even need a prescription for a heavier dose than what OTC might offer.
That makes it not otc…
No, it makes it OTC up until a fixed dosage. Naproxen for example is basically Aleve, an OTC pain killer. However you can only get 500mg+ tablets of Naproxen through prescriptions because they’re reserved for people with real pain problems.
… which makes it not otc, you literally just described exactly what I’m saying and are telling me it’s the opposite.
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