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Image description: A bottle of Ibuprofen containing 1000 tablets.


(Originally published earlier today on mastodon.social)

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[-] waigl@lemmy.world 104 points 9 months ago

Do Americans need these giant packs to deal with daily life in America?

[-] TootSweet@lemmy.world 101 points 9 months ago

That and to deal with the symptoms of their illnesses that have gone untreated because a) too expensive and/or b) doctors here gaslight you that it’s just anxiety.

[-] Fester@lemm.ee 35 points 9 months ago

My wife just paid $150 to go to a walk-in to check what is clearly a swollen blocked gland or something under her ear. It’s killing her. She was there for an hour. The doctor was in and out in under 2 minutes. He told her to take Tylenol and come back when it gets worse.

So yeah, it’s cheaper and you waste less time buying OTC pain killers in bulk I guess.

[-] maynarkh@feddit.nl 9 points 9 months ago

This sounds insane.

I’ve heard ear infections can develop into stuff that can only be treated with IV antibiotics taken for months, otherwise they’re deadly. Stay safe.

[-] owen@lemmy.ca 6 points 9 months ago

LOL.

“Come back later when it’s time to remove the entire ear.”

[-] AspieEgg 30 points 9 months ago

This is way cheaper than health insurance.

[-] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 28 points 9 months ago

No. This was purchased because someone thought it was a “great deal”. They will use about a quarter of the bottle before it expires and then just throw the rest out.

[-] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago

Everyone I know who buys these will definitely use them before they expire. Most common reasons seem to be back pain and headaches.

[-] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 14 points 9 months ago

Feel bad for the sucker who sees this and only buys one.

alt-text: screenshot of bottle of 1000 CVS ibuprofen, “Buy 1, Get 1 50% Off; $29.79; 3.0¢/ea.”

[-] tooclose104@lemmy.ca 9 points 9 months ago

They won’t be thrown out, who are you kidding?

[-] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

Some people also have families.

[-] Gabu@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Not for long, if they’re taking that amount of drugs regularly.

[-] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Yea, well some families are annoying.

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