In the UK you can buy 16 tablets of paracetamol off the shelf. You can buy 32 tablets over the counter. You can have a discussion with a pharmacist if you want

In the UK you can buy 16 tablets of paracetamol off the shelf. You can buy 32 tablets over the counter. You can have a discussion with a pharmacist if you want to buy more - up to about 100. This is a useful suicide prevention measure and we've seen deaths by suicide from paracetamol reducing a bit as a result.