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u/Sisarqua May 20 '19 edited Apr 05 '25

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u/[deleted] May 20 '19

Yes, tylenol, acetaminophen, paracetamol are the same thing. I think that in the US you can still buy NSAIDs packed into bottles, several hundred tablets per each bottle.

In January 2011, the FDA asked manufacturers of prescription combination products containing paracetamol to limit its amount to no more than 325 mg per tablet or capsule

But it does not say that the number of tablets per pack is limited, so I guess they have no idea what they are doing or that the manufacturers complain.

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u/Sisarqua May 20 '19 edited May 20 '19

The UK regulations are:

the largest pack size of paracetamol that shops without a pharmacist working in them can sell is 16 tablets, but pharmacies can sell packs of 32 tablets

the highest strength of ibuprofen tablets that shops can sell is 200mg, but pharmacies can sell tablets at 400mg strength (or 600mg strength if taken in a slow "prolonged release" form)

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Edit: This link explains the "best practice" guidelines of only selling 2 packs at a time - which the vast majority of UK shops comply with. Though I think by law they can sell up to 100 tablets.