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| Thread ID: 120445 | 2011-09-09 03:31:00 | Pseudoephidrine | pctek (84) | PC World Chat |
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| 1229849 | 2011-09-09 03:31:00 | Not having such luxuries as sick leave and having the cold that's going round I went along to my doctor yesterday, taking unpaid time off to get there, paid her fee and got a prescription like a good little citizen, as we are now required to do for cold medication. One of the chemists wrote in the local paper the other day how great this new law is as he would not get burgled anymore. Utter rubbish. They still need to keep this in stock as people still get it from the chemist with prescription. It does not stop burglaries of chemists - it just creates an enormous hassle for the cold sufferers. Today while I tried to have an (unpaid did I mention?) nap and recover, husband went to a certain pharmacy to collect it. He was told they couldn't accept it and he had to pay $18. He paid and then was told they still could not. He made a fuss and they then (after going out back) said they couldn't get hold of my doctor, and it was the wrong form. He rang me, waking me, I rang my doctor, getting her immediately (funny, why couldn't they?) after explaining the situation to reception. Probably interrupting her consult with some patient. She said she'd contact them. Meanwhile I lost my temper and told him to get the prescription (and his money) back and go to another chemist. Finally I have my little pill. All this hassle for a simple cold pill. All because a few people make drugs, the majority now have to suffer. Whats next? Aspirin on prescription? <rant><cough><sniff> Actually I wonder what Mr Housing Corp tenant over the back is selling at the door? He has a hell of a temper too and regularly screams and shouts and threatens both his customers and his partner. Bashes them about too. Housing Corp are utterly uninterested. So are the cops as I can't give them the unit number of his hovel - only the street address. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1229850 | 2011-09-09 04:06:00 | You'd better hope the neighbour isn't cooking up with a P lab. As for the drugs, I share your frustration. It used to be we could get a good Codeine based pain killer with no drama. Now you need to be practically broken into two before they'll let you have any of the good stuff - simply because others choose to abuse the stuff for a high. Codeine is/was really good for blunting pain. Fast and no fuss. |
Paul.Cov (425) | ||
| 1229851 | 2011-09-09 04:13:00 | Pctek is moaning again - or is that still? Not happy until having a good whinge. Some things never change.:( | Roscoe (6288) | ||
| 1229852 | 2011-09-09 04:19:00 | Pctek is moaning again - or is that still? Not happy until having a good whinge. Some things never change.:( How fortunate we are to have you delivering these cheerful homilys - lightens up the whole day. ;) |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1229853 | 2011-09-09 04:34:00 | So cold medicine that used to cost around $25 now costs you. Half a days pay $50 (ish) doctors consult $18 for the pills Tons of bullsh*t Who was the moron that came up with this ridiculous idea? |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 1229854 | 2011-09-09 05:06:00 | On 9 October 2009 Prime Minister John Key announced that pseudoephedrine-based cold and flu tablets would become prescription-only drugs and reclassified as a class B2 drug. Roscoe: pressf1.co.nz pressf1.co.nz pressf1.co.nz pressf1.co.nz and so on. Like you don't have your pet hates. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1229855 | 2011-09-09 05:09:00 | I ain't going to the doc for no cold, stuff that. Make do with painkillers I think. |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 1229856 | 2011-09-09 05:15:00 | Best (non-)cure for a cold is equal parts of Green Ginger Wine and Whisk(e)y, over ice, if that is your preference. It might not cure you, but it clears the sinuses and allows you to forget you're sick for a little while, while you wallow in a warm alcoholic haze.... When the effects start to dissipate, repeat as required |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 1229857 | 2011-09-09 05:19:00 | It used to be we could get a good Codeine based pain killer with no drama. Now you need to be practically broken into two before they'll let you have any of the good stuff. Codeine is/was really good for blunting pain. Fast and no fuss. Codeine based painkillers of the panadeine/codcomol genus are still available at our Chemist so I haven't seen the problem here. Sure there's a bit of palaver to go through, but nothing too dramatic and I guess being a regular customer helps. Another painkiller called Mersyndol is also available from the Chemist without prescription and that is potent enough to relieve the pain of a massive hangover while you are at the same time playing with a pneumatic drill inside a shipping container with the door shut. It has less than 2mg more codeine and 50mg less paracetamol per tablet, but it has an antihistamine as well and that seems to work miracles. Key thing is to know what to expect from the medication, don't overdose on it (though I've had to take two lots of codeine an hour or so apart when God was too slow coming to get me) and keep your doctor informed. Best thing about it is you don't really need the powerful brands, codeine is codeine, so just increase the dosage a little but make sure you drink plenty of water, dehydration makes headaches worse. Three ordinary strength panadeine have approximately the equivalent effect of two Mersyndol. I get very bad headaches as a consequence of head injuries from a car accident, but usually only if I am dehydrated, and then they are bad enough to make me want to tell God all about them. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1229858 | 2011-09-09 05:24:00 | I have found that a combination any 2 pills with 8mg codeine (there are tons of them) with a couple of ibuprofen works wonders on all headaches cept real sh*t-kicker migraines | DeSade (984) | ||
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