Supermarket Brand Drugs
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I have a stinking cold and when at the supermarket, instead of buying the Beechams Lemsip, I had a look at Tesco's lemsip at half the price and bought that. It doesn't seem to be helping at all (hence being awake now feeling like s
t). Do you "pays your money" with these things? Are supermarket brand cold drugs rubbish and should always pay for the leading brands? They seemed to have the same ingredients in them, but it has been a long while since I have felt this rough when taking cold remedies.
t). Do you "pays your money" with these things? Are supermarket brand cold drugs rubbish and should always pay for the leading brands? They seemed to have the same ingredients in them, but it has been a long while since I have felt this rough when taking cold remedies.cslgirl said:
I have a stinking cold and when at the supermarket, instead of buying the Beechams Lemsip, I had a look at Tesco's lemsip at half the price and bought that. It doesn't seem to be helping at all (hence being awake now feeling like st). Do you "pays your money" with these things? Are supermarket brand cold drugs rubbish and should always pay for the leading brands? They seemed to have the same ingredients in them, but it has been a long while since I have felt this rough when taking cold remedies.
Don't buy expensive rubbish.t). Do you "pays your money" with these things? Are supermarket brand cold drugs rubbish and should always pay for the leading brands? They seemed to have the same ingredients in them, but it has been a long while since I have felt this rough when taking cold remedies.Take paracetamol and (if you can tolerate it) ibuprofen, both at the maximum recommended doses. Ask the pharmacist if you need to know the dose. Don't buy branded medicine - it has no advantage.
If you need something soothing than a cup of fruit tea.
John
Edited by Dr John on Wednesday 16th June 14:20
A fried working in a drug factory said the same batches would be packaged as the premium brands, they'd change the packaging and keep packing them into supermarket packets.
You can take paracetamol and ibuprofen along side each other. I was advised to take 2 paracetamol then 2 hours later 2 ibuprofen, repeat. But this is not official advise, ask a doctor
You can take paracetamol and ibuprofen along side each other. I was advised to take 2 paracetamol then 2 hours later 2 ibuprofen, repeat. But this is not official advise, ask a doctor
illmonkey said:
You can take paracetamol and ibuprofen along side each other. I was advised to take 2 paracetamol then 2 hours later 2 ibuprofen, repeat. But this is not official advise, ask a doctor
I do that to give constant cover/pain relief. Docs told me it was sensible way to do it.You can even do the Ibuprofen/Paracetemol double act on young children though obviously in the correct dosage and not regularly. We took our 1 yr old to hospital with a 40 deg temperature last year after the gobste GP had prescribed antibiotics to "fight the infection" and not prescribed anything to help with the temp. Consultant at A&E basically put our little boy on Ibuprofen and Paracetemol alternately and threw the anitbiotics in the bin (politely)....within three hours his temp was back to normal and he was a much happier little man.
te GP had prescribed antibiotics to "fight the infection" and not prescribed anything to help with the temp. Consultant at A&E basically put our little boy on Ibuprofen and Paracetemol alternately and threw the anitbiotics in the bin (politely)....within three hours his temp was back to normal and he was a much happier little man. illmonkey said:
You can take paracetamol and ibuprofen along side each other. I was advised to take 2 paracetamol then 2 hours later 2 ibuprofen, repeat. But this is not official advise, ask a doctor
Every 3 hours... Not every 2 Ibuprofen is usually listed as no more than 1200mg per day. If you're taking 2x200mg tablets at a time, that makes 3 doses per day, better 6 hours apart than 4
Dr John said:
Don't buy expensive rubbish.
Take paracetamol and (if you can tolerate it) ibuprofen, both at the maximum recommended doses. Ask the pharmacist if you need to know the dose. Don't buy branded medicine - it has no advantage.
If you need something soothing than a cup of fruit tea.
John
Have to agree with paracetemol/ibuprofen.Take paracetamol and (if you can tolerate it) ibuprofen, both at the maximum recommended doses. Ask the pharmacist if you need to know the dose. Don't buy branded medicine - it has no advantage.
If you need something soothing than a cup of fruit tea.
John
Edited by Dr John on Wednesday 16th June 14:20
My concoction is usually a couple of the mildly impressive sounding "Tesco extra power pain relievers" (Paracetemol, aspirin and caffeine) and ibuprofen that kind of appears in the cupboard. Probably Tesco or Asda or sommin. 2 or 3 of each (at same time, not leaving any gap), and all is usually better.
parapaul said:
illmonkey said:
You can take paracetamol and ibuprofen along side each other. I was advised to take 2 paracetamol then 2 hours later 2 ibuprofen, repeat. But this is not official advise, ask a doctor
Every 3 hours... Not every 2 Ibuprofen is usually listed as no more than 1200mg per day. If you're taking 2x200mg tablets at a time, that makes 3 doses per day, better 6 hours apart than 4
illmonkey said:
parapaul said:
illmonkey said:
You can take paracetamol and ibuprofen along side each other. I was advised to take 2 paracetamol then 2 hours later 2 ibuprofen, repeat. But this is not official advise, ask a doctor
Every 3 hours... Not every 2 Ibuprofen is usually listed as no more than 1200mg per day. If you're taking 2x200mg tablets at a time, that makes 3 doses per day, better 6 hours apart than 4
Nicol@ said:
Rollcage said:
In my experience, cheapy 200mg Ibuprofen is no different to 200mg Nurofen! I don't really know how the big pharma companies get away with it.
Someone has to pay for their advertising, so it gets pushed to the end user.Rollcage said:
Just look at the relevant active ingredients, and buy the cheapest possible.
^^^ This. Generics are exactly the same and far, far cheaper (a packet of aspirin is 16p in my corner shop). You can normally find them on the same shelf as the branded stuff in the supermarket.samdale said:
illmonkey said:
parapaul said:
illmonkey said:
You can take paracetamol and ibuprofen along side each other. I was advised to take 2 paracetamol then 2 hours later 2 ibuprofen, repeat. But this is not official advise, ask a doctor
Every 3 hours... Not every 2 Ibuprofen is usually listed as no more than 1200mg per day. If you're taking 2x200mg tablets at a time, that makes 3 doses per day, better 6 hours apart than 4
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