Paracetamol

[JinnyJoan]

I find my doctor and anywhere I go there aplenty of paracetamol.  I would not take them as they do not help any illnesses/aches or pain.

Does anybody else feel the same.  They are hopeless so I don't know why they even make/produce them.

[calmck]

Bit off topic. I don't understand the way pills in England are dispensed. Here we are given the box that comes from the company. The pharmacist writes the directions on the box. All pharmacies have a drop off box to return unused pills. Most prescriptions are sent to our phones by message from the doctor with a code that is shown to the pharmacist to input to their computer. 

[jno]

my prescriptions are sent to the chemist, not me. I just pick them up (or they'll deliver). They're still in the manufactureer's packet.

[davebro3]

// I don't understand the way pills in England are dispensed.//

Why would you think it's significantly different in the UK?

[Vagus]

It's pretty much the same here calmck, as jno says.

I can't remember the last time I held a paper prescription, everything is done electronically now.

my repeat prescription list is on my phone on the NHS app, I just tick what I need, press send and off it goes. I then go to the pharmacy a couple of days later to pick the meds up, all in their manufacturers boxes with a label stuck on printed by the pharmacy giving the dose,etc.

If you see the GP face to face or have a phone consultation, and need some different meds, GP sends a prescription for them electronically to the pharmacy where you pick them up.

All quite modern really 😁😉

[barry1010]

It's magic ordering repeat prescriptions these days.  I order through the app and they are delivered next day.  

Far better than traipsing off to the GP to post the prescription slip, going back to collect the prescription next day and then trudging on to stand in a very long queue in the chemists

[barry1010]

My wife has been taking maximum amount of paracetamol and ibuprufon every day for two years.  Not available on prescription for her. 

[rowanwitch]

For many people they are a very effective painkiller, they also and sometimes far more usefully bring down a high temperature and can to a lesser extent reduce inflammation over  extended use.  Just because they are cheap as chips don't discount them.   They are also one of the only painkillers that don't trigger the addiction centre although if you take them too long you can get a really bad headache if you stop suddenly.

[Peter Pedant]

my prescriptions are sent to the chemist, not me

one of the successes ( the  only success) of computerisation. My GP held paper records in the expected case that the digitization would be a DISASTER - and it wasnt - it worked from  the get go.... ( paper record back up abandoned after...7 d!).

Full does paracet has the same action as 5-10 morphine - I cant remember the ref but no one reads my posts anyway

Barry if your wife takes that much, you should be able to get a prescription - to do list: must see GP.

[Peter Pedant]

antipyretic first Rowan

NOT licensed in children for pain. take it from me - very very  obvious  off-licence use - so the next time someone says Oh oh that is not licenssed ! - you can  say so what ?

( I was refused codeine in co codamol as a cough suppressant - oh I cant sell that to you!  - I quickly got back pain) - rules doncha love them

[barry1010]

PP, her consultant told her take that dose, the GP said no to prescription.  

[DDIL]

I find paracetamol keeps my pain to a managable level.

If I do not require a medicine that month, I just phone the GP and tell the receptionist that I do not need it this month.

[Peter Pedant]

PP, her consultant told her take that dose, the GP said no to prescription.  

get the consultant to write it in a letter. Quite common now for a GP practice to refuse to prescribe without written advice.

 

[barry1010]

The GP has it in writing, PP.  My wife had a cc of the letter the letter the consultant sent which stated the diagnosis and the treatment - parecetamol and ibuprofen.  Neither are expensive, it would just be more convenient if we buy them in bumper packs.