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That's 50 x 400mg for EUR 6,29 (USD 7, give or take, incl taxes). https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/walgreens-ibuprofen-200-mg-tablets/ID=prod3882482-product h

That's 50 x 400mg for EUR 6,29 (USD 7, give or take, incl taxes). https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/walgreens-ibuprofen-200-mg-tablets/ID=prod3882482-product https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/walgreens-ibuprofen-200-mg... is 100 x 200mg, so about the same, for USD 5 (plus taxes) But in the US you also get much larger packages that just aren't available in Germany: https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/walgreens-ibuprofen-200-mg-tablets/ID=prod6285615-product https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/walgreens-ibuprofen-200-mg... is 1000 x 200 for USD 20, 10x the drug for 3x the price.

janekm 8y ago
I doubt there's much market demand for 1000 quantity bottles of Ibuprofen in Germany. If you need daily pain killers I would expect the insurance to pay for (most of) them.
- pgeorgi 8y ago
  It was just for cost comparison: The "equal active substance" (50x400mg vs 100x200mg) package is already cheaper in the US, and they have those larger boxes that skew things even more. So yes, there are drugs that are cheaper in the US. There's also pretty solid reasoning behind why you won't find the larger packs in Germany: if you're in need of that, go to a doctor instead of ruining your kidneys through self-medication.
martin_a 8y ago
Who would need 1000 Ibuprofen? Just take the good ones (800 or more) and one is enough if you go to bed after taking it. edit: I mean, do you take those regularly? That might be the problem at all.
- pgeorgi 8y ago
  800mg is only available by prescription (of course, you could just take 2x400mg, but that means going to the pharmacy even more often, which works out as designed)
  - martin_a 8y ago
    But how often do you need Ibuprofen, so this matters? I think I'm using much less than a small package per year.
    - pgeorgi 8y ago
      I mentioned in the 1000pcs bottle for price comparison purposes. Buy a 1000 pcs bottle, split up with 10 friends who get 100pcs each, split up the costs, save 4€ out of 6€ per person.
benj111 8y ago
As a point of comparison. In the UK. Tablets work out to 1.81p each (200mg) https://groceries.asda.com/product/ibuprofen/asda-ibuprofen-200mg-tablets-16-pack/37902 https://groceries.asda.com/product/ibuprofen/asda-ibuprofen-... So £1.81 ($2.38) / 100 (according to google)
ashildr 8y ago
A generally healthy person may need a few Ibuprofen per year if any at all. Ibuprofen or Paracetamol are not M&M. And if you actually need so much painkillers you definitely should see a physician!
- vonmoltke 8y ago
  Ibuprofen and acetaminophen are not the same kind of compound. Acetaminophen is an analgesic (painkiller). Ibuprofen is not; it's an anti-inflammatory. It has more uses than just pain relief, and has different effects on the body.

janekm 8y ago

I doubt there's much market demand for 1000 quantity bottles of Ibuprofen in Germany. If you need daily pain killers I would expect the insurance to pay for (most of) them.

pgeorgi 8y ago
It was just for cost comparison: The "equal active substance" (50x400mg vs 100x200mg) package is already cheaper in the US, and they have those larger boxes that skew things even more. So yes, there are drugs that are cheaper in the US. There's also pretty solid reasoning behind why you won't find the larger packs in Germany: if you're in need of that, go to a doctor instead of ruining your kidneys through self-medication.

martin_a 8y ago

Who would need 1000 Ibuprofen? Just take the good ones (800 or more) and one is enough if you go to bed after taking it. edit: I mean, do you take those regularly? That might be the problem at all.

pgeorgi 8y ago
800mg is only available by prescription (of course, you could just take 2x400mg, but that means going to the pharmacy even more often, which works out as designed)
- martin_a 8y ago
  But how often do you need Ibuprofen, so this matters? I think I'm using much less than a small package per year.
  - pgeorgi 8y ago
    I mentioned in the 1000pcs bottle for price comparison purposes. Buy a 1000 pcs bottle, split up with 10 friends who get 100pcs each, split up the costs, save 4€ out of 6€ per person.

benj111 8y ago

As a point of comparison. In the UK. Tablets work out to 1.81p each (200mg) https://groceries.asda.com/product/ibuprofen/asda-ibuprofen-200mg-tablets-16-pack/37902 https://groceries.asda.com/product/ibuprofen/asda-ibuprofen-... So £1.81 ($2.38) / 100 (according to google)

ashildr 8y ago

A generally healthy person may need a few Ibuprofen per year if any at all. Ibuprofen or Paracetamol are not M&M. And if you actually need so much painkillers you definitely should see a physician!

vonmoltke 8y ago
Ibuprofen and acetaminophen are not the same kind of compound. Acetaminophen is an analgesic (painkiller). Ibuprofen is not; it's an anti-inflammatory. It has more uses than just pain relief, and has different effects on the body.