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I had the impression that any drug that is not addictive is generally available without prescription? Also, it's killing me: what does FSM stand for in your se

I had the impression that any drug that is not addictive is generally available without prescription? Also, it's killing me: what does FSM stand for in your sentence? Flying Spaghetti Monster? Fuel Supply Manifold? Free Speech Movement? Something else?

baddox 14y ago
Plenty of prescription drugs are not addictive, and plenty of OTC drugs are addictive. Your impression is incorrect.
DanielBMarkham 14y ago
Flying Spaghetti Monster. The point is that my obsession with vitamins is irrational and I am aware of that fact. Nope, all sorts of things that are not addictive are controlled by the FDA [insert long rant here]
- J3L2404 14y ago
  The great thing about FSM is they had promo about irrational correlation that showed that the number of pirates(naval) was inversely proportional to global temperatures, just before the outbreak of hijackings off Somalia. Edit: Church leaders responded in 2008 Henderson interpreted the growing pirate activities at the Gulf of Aden as additional support, pointing out that Somalia has "the highest number of pirates and the lowest carbon emissions of any country."
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wmil 14y ago
That's absolutely not true. Antibiotics require a prescription and aren't addictive. OTC medications are only approved if the drug and condition are mild enough that a doctor doesn't need to be involved. And it gets a little bit silly -- 200mg ibuprofen are OTC, 400mg require a prescription.
- elemeno 14y ago
  That's largely because there's the potential to abuse the drugs as well. Giving people painkillers is good, giving them at a strength that makes it easy for someone to overdose from one bottle, less good. For what it's worth, you can easily get 400 or 500mg ibuprofen over the counter in the UK, but it will probably involve interacting with a pharmacist who'll probably refuse to sell them to you if they suspect you're going to abuse them. With antibiotics there's a pretty good reason for them to prescription only, namely that drug resistant strains of illnesses are becoming a serious problem and it's only made worse by the over use of antibiotics. Plus, you likely don't know what the appropriate antibiotics will be for what ever problem you're trying to treat are.
  - trentmb 14y ago
    Pardon my ignorance... who abuses ibuprofen and why?
    - peanutz456 14y ago
      Someone who has some sort of pain but overdoses frequently would count I guess? At some point you should discuss your pain with a Doctor, instead of increasing the dose yourself.
    - Duff 14y ago
      Many people pop OTC drugs like candy. Ibuprofen is often over-used by people with chronic back pain or other inflammatory issues. They aren't addicts -- just people trying to get through the day. The problem is, it is a rough drug on your kidneys and has potential cardiac side effects.
    - elemeno 14y ago
      I also meant abuse as a slightly nicer phrasing of "tries to deliberately overdose".
aristus 14y ago
Heh. I need a prescription to buy Vitamin K because it is in "prescription-strength" doses. Lovely self-circular logic.
- sodiumphosphate 14y ago
  Ketamine?
  - corprew 14y ago
    There is an actual vitamin K. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_K http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_K

baddox 14y ago

Plenty of prescription drugs are not addictive, and plenty of OTC drugs are addictive. Your impression is incorrect.

DanielBMarkham 14y ago

Flying Spaghetti Monster. The point is that my obsession with vitamins is irrational and I am aware of that fact. Nope, all sorts of things that are not addictive are controlled by the FDA [insert long rant here]

J3L2404 14y ago
The great thing about FSM is they had promo about irrational correlation that showed that the number of pirates(naval) was inversely proportional to global temperatures, just before the outbreak of hijackings off Somalia. Edit: Church leaders responded in 2008 Henderson interpreted the growing pirate activities at the Gulf of Aden as additional support, pointing out that Somalia has "the highest number of pirates and the lowest carbon emissions of any country."
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wmil 14y ago

That's absolutely not true. Antibiotics require a prescription and aren't addictive. OTC medications are only approved if the drug and condition are mild enough that a doctor doesn't need to be involved. And it gets a little bit silly -- 200mg ibuprofen are OTC, 400mg require a prescription.

elemeno 14y ago
That's largely because there's the potential to abuse the drugs as well. Giving people painkillers is good, giving them at a strength that makes it easy for someone to overdose from one bottle, less good. For what it's worth, you can easily get 400 or 500mg ibuprofen over the counter in the UK, but it will probably involve interacting with a pharmacist who'll probably refuse to sell them to you if they suspect you're going to abuse them. With antibiotics there's a pretty good reason for them to prescription only, namely that drug resistant strains of illnesses are becoming a serious problem and it's only made worse by the over use of antibiotics. Plus, you likely don't know what the appropriate antibiotics will be for what ever problem you're trying to treat are.
- trentmb 14y ago
  Pardon my ignorance... who abuses ibuprofen and why?
  - peanutz456 14y ago
    Someone who has some sort of pain but overdoses frequently would count I guess? At some point you should discuss your pain with a Doctor, instead of increasing the dose yourself.
  - Duff 14y ago
    Many people pop OTC drugs like candy. Ibuprofen is often over-used by people with chronic back pain or other inflammatory issues. They aren't addicts -- just people trying to get through the day. The problem is, it is a rough drug on your kidneys and has potential cardiac side effects.
  - elemeno 14y ago
    I also meant abuse as a slightly nicer phrasing of "tries to deliberately overdose".

aristus 14y ago

Heh. I need a prescription to buy Vitamin K because it is in "prescription-strength" doses. Lovely self-circular logic.

sodiumphosphate 14y ago
Ketamine?
- corprew 14y ago
  There is an actual vitamin K. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_K http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_K