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| Thread ID: 104871 | 2009-11-11 02:43:00 | what are prescription drugs? | lance4k (4644) | PC World Chat |
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| 829023 | 2009-11-12 06:40:00 | I wonder if the police just mean visually impaired, and whether if they will take measures to drivers (i.e. ask if they have just taken them as preventative measure), at random check points for not taking prescription drugs. I use mild arthritis prescriptions, particularity for very long drives to prevent hands from clamming up. | kahawai chaser (3545) | ||
| 829024 | 2009-11-12 10:20:00 | Here is the actual Medicine regulation Act: www.legislation.govt.nz I can't seem to find a list of all the prescription drugs there though. Anyone? Might be in Medsafe. |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 829025 | 2009-11-12 10:25:00 | In the States we can buy many drugs OTC and that includes things like Omeprazole and Tylenol, but once they get to dosages that are over what you can get OTC - they make them prescription . Omeprazole is still a prescription drug in New Zealand, hence if a customer comes in complaining symptoms of acid reflux (e . g . pain sensation in the epigastric area), we would recommend products such as antacids (Gaviscon) . Big deal! If you need 800mg of Tylenol and at that size it's regulated, then what's to keep one from taking two 400mg tablets and achieving the same results? Tylenol aka Panadol in New Zealand . :p The only concern pharmacists would pay attention to is pseudoephedrine-containing paracetamol products . But I digress . I take Prevacid in prescription strength - but one can buy it OTC at smaller dosages and just take more of them to equal the doctor-authorized versions . THAT'S what my unfunny (to you) remark was all about . If a drug is available in smaller doses OTC and you need a prescription for a larger dose - then what's the definition of a drug? Huh? "Medicine" or "medication" comes to mind and better fits the definition for OTC while "drug" is just for prescribed version - that's all . I didn't mean to shake your tree, Jamuz just that the words are blurred and cross gray areas . Point taken . |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 829026 | 2009-11-13 06:27:00 | Pseudephedrine or sudefedrin are not so much "controlled" per requiring a prescription, but they are regulated so no-one under 18 y/o can purchase them and any adult who wants to purchase a quantity larger than two or three packages of them must fill out a form of name/address and a picture ID of some sort . The reason? It "cooks" down to "meth" for street sales by addicts who cannot get heroin readily and use it as a substitute . Hey Jamuz: do your docs use this: "alendronate/bisphosphonate as an IV-push for osteoporosis? I get that treatment every 90 days now . Just wondering . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 829027 | 2009-11-13 07:34:00 | They have become prescription here Joe just thsi month to try and stop the gangs from cooking up P | gary67 (56) | ||
| 829028 | 2009-11-13 09:35:00 | Hey Jamuz: do your docs use this: "alendronate/bisphosphonate as an IV-push for osteoporosis? I get that treatment every 90 days now. Just wondering. IV injection is only available in the form of Zoledronic acid, which is not subsidised by the Pharmaceutical Management Agency of New Zealand (i.e. Pharmac). It is mostly used by those who experience difficulty with swallowing tablets (e.g. patients who experience mechanical obstruction of the gastrointestinal tract). Alendronate is the mainstay here - 70mg per week. The doctors need to apply for Special Application (SA) for patients who qualify for it. Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 829029 | 2009-11-13 09:37:00 | They have become prescription here Joe just thsi month to try and stop the gangs from cooking up P Yeah, prior to that, they are categorised as "controlled drug", where the pharmacist needs to ask a series of questions and take down the patient's name and address first before the sale can go through. Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
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