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TBF, they should stop selling most things OTC. In the current US system that would mean massive additional costs to the consumer, but that is really a policy pr

• kelnos 6y ago
  Where would you draw the line? Being unable to buy something simple like ibuprofen OTC would (as you point out) mean massive costs for people, and to what benefit? Is there really a huge problem with people overdosing on ibuprofen and suffering permanent damage or death? And even if there is, would we really expect requiring a prescription to fix that problem? That doesn't seemed to have kept opiates from ruining people's lives.
  • rscho 6y ago
    > Is there really a huge problem with people overdosing on ibuprofen and suffering permanent damage or death? From personal experience, it would seem that permanent damage is the norm more than it is the exception. But at large I don't know. > That doesn't seemed to have kept opiates from ruining people's lives NSAIDs are not addictive. > to what benefit? Better public health. But I concede that in the US, that's heresy.