Image description: A bottle of Ibuprofen containing 1000 tablets.


(Originally published earlier today on mastodon.social)

    • @TootSweet@lemmy.world
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      1031 year ago

      That and to deal with the symptoms of their illnesses that have gone untreated because a) too expensive and/or b) doctors here gaslight you that it’s just anxiety.

      • @Fester@lemm.ee
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        351 year ago

        My wife just paid $150 to go to a walk-in to check what is clearly a swollen blocked gland or something under her ear. It’s killing her. She was there for an hour. The doctor was in and out in under 2 minutes. He told her to take Tylenol and come back when it gets worse.

        So yeah, it’s cheaper and you waste less time buying OTC pain killers in bulk I guess.

        • @maynarkh@feddit.nl
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          91 year ago

          This sounds insane.

          I’ve heard ear infections can develop into stuff that can only be treated with IV antibiotics taken for months, otherwise they’re deadly. Stay safe.

    • @MrJameGumb@lemmy.world
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      281 year ago

      No. This was purchased because someone thought it was a “great deal”. They will use about a quarter of the bottle before it expires and then just throw the rest out.

      • Not everyone is a lonely neck beard. Some folks live with families, and some of those family members might just have to take a daily pill or two daily.

        • @Technofrood@feddit.uk
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          211 year ago

          If someone is having to take an Ibuprofen a day, for long enough to make a 1000 pill a worthwhile purchase, they really should be seeing a doctor to actually treat the underlying cause, because you really shouldn’t be constantly taking it long term.

          • @ImTryingLemmy@lemmy.world
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            131 year ago

            Doc said I can either pay the copay on 800mg generic Ibuprofen and wait in line at the pharmacy or eat 4 of these. Daily ibuprofen won’t give me a habit and my pain isn’t so bad that I would even want opioid medication.

            It’s way cheaper to buy the 200mg in bulk.

            • @fiercekitten@lemm.ee
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              111 year ago

              I was told by a doctor that Ibuprofen daily at 800mg for more than a week or two can cause stomach ulcers that can be extremely dangerous to your health. Someone close to me took this amount for over a month and had extreme ulcers in her stomach because her idiotic doctor told her to.

              Also, there was a recent study that came out that mentioned taking ibuprofen daily can worsen the pain you’re trying to treat.

        • @MrJameGumb@lemmy.world
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          41 year ago

          Are you suggesting that anyone who doesn’t use up all of their over the counter medications before they expire is a “lonely neckbeard”?

          That seems like a harsh judgement

            • @Gabu@lemmy.world
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              21 year ago

              Brother, here you can’t even buy a card with more than 20 tablets or a box with more than 60 (3 cards of 20), and they’ve always worked fine for my family of 5. Should I also mention that my mother suffers of chronic back pain? As usual, 'murican culture is a culture of unnecessary excess.

        • @marcos@lemmy.world
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          21 year ago

          Well, and I guess some people run a hospital on their backyard. I did hear backyards on the US are large.

      • @Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world
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        171 year ago

        Everyone I know who buys these will definitely use them before they expire. Most common reasons seem to be back pain and headaches.

      • @brbposting@sh.itjust.works
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        141 year ago

        Feel bad for the sucker who sees this and only buys one.

        alt-text: screenshot of bottle of 1000 CVS ibuprofen, “Buy 1, Get 1 50% Off; $29.79; 3.0¢/ea.”