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[–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago (7 children)
[–] TedZanzibar@feddit.uk 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Off the shelf in the UK, they're sold in packs of either 8 or 16 tablets, and shops are legally only allowed to sell you two packs at once. Pharmacies can of course supply larger quantities with a prescription.

The recommended dose is one or two 500mg tablets every 4 hours with a maximum of 8 tablets per day.

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[–] then_three_more@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago (6 children)

It's why in the UK shops won't sell more than 2 packets at a time. It's statistically reduced the amount of people killing themselves with them (intentionally or by mistake).

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[–] ShankShill@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 days ago (8 children)

My daughter's dog that is a climber got on a shelf and knocked a basket off that had a large bottle of Tylenol in it. She chewed the bottle up.

I got home and saw some pills and a demolished bottle on the ground. Vet tech friend said to induce vomiting with hydrogen peroxide.

Didn't have any of that, but I did have some minty mouthwash with peroxide and no xylitol in it. Dog willingly drank it, puked with foam, drank a bit more, puked more foam, then I dug through the mess.

No pills or any sign of the color on the pills. She's still kicking.

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[–] RestlessNotions@sh.itjust.works 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Everyone's discussing ODing on OTC pain meds but the bigger part of this story is why he's in so much pain for so long without being able to see a Dr and receive treatment for chronic pain.

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[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 14 points 5 days ago (5 children)

I mean... Yeah. There are instructions on the packet. They aren't supposed to be eaten like candy.

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[–] Alaik@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 days ago (4 children)

ITT: People who don't know the difference between acute and chronic ODs and how a smaller amount over a long period can hurt you. 325mg APAP x4 will not kill you short term.

The problem was taking it every day over a long period.

Its still fucking stupid though.

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[–] leadore@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

How much is a "packet"? edit: never mind, I found several conflicting answers in the other comments, no need to add even more and add to the confusion.

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[–] blargle@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Isn't this why they specifically put acetaminophen in opioid+nsaid prescription painkillers, instead of ibuprofen or aspirin or naproxen? Just to discourage abuse because if you take too much it'll destroy your liver. Has always seemed a bit fucked up to me.

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[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 8 points 5 days ago (2 children)

They should have just printed him a Darwin award on a piece of single ply toilet paper and sent him on his way.

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