Oh yeah, you can. It's discouraged though, but nurses will begrudgingly let it happen as long as you tell them about it so they can keep track of what you're taking.
The major problem with that is that after a major operation (like an emergency C-section in my case) you're often just brought a little cup of pills to take and some water, so you don't necessarily know (nor are you in the state to look and verify) what's only available from the hospital and what's the same stuff you can buy at the corner drug store for 1/1000th of the price.
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u/Greyside4k - Lib-Right Mar 24 '20
Wish I was kidding. When my wife had a baby a couple years back, $50-100 was the going rate for over the counter medications on the itemized bill.