And can i ask you what you need them for.....?

La Haine · 06-10-2010 10:15PM #1

Solpadine's.
Having to go through the motions with the a pharmacist when you're looking for your Solpadine's to relieve the hangover you got from the night before.
Seems different rules depending on which chemist you go too - as a rule they shouldn't give them to you for just a hangover, and I was refused the other week when I was honest about what I wanted them for.

Chemist on Lower Baggot St gave them over wheb I said I had a splitting headache and then yesterday I went into a chemist on Upper Baggot St that wouldn't sell them to me when I explained I needed them for a bursting headache!!!

Only a matter of time before these yokes end up on the blackmarket.
Scheech....

BrokenArrows · 06-10-2010 10:23PM

you need a reason to by pain killers these days? WTF.
Cant say ive bought any recently.

Any reason for this?

La Haine · 06-10-2010 10:27PM

Apparently they were too accessable to people who would abuse them. Go figure!

TheRiddler · 06-10-2010 10:28PM

La Haine wrote: »

Solpadine's.
Having to go through the motions with the a pharmacist when you're looking for your Solpadine's to relieve the hangover you got from the night before.
Seems different rules depending on which chemist you go too - as a rule they shouldn't give them to you for just a hangover, and I was refused the other week when I was honest about what I wanted them for.

Chemist on Lower Baggot St gave them over wheb I said I had a splitting headache and then yesterday I went into a chemist on Upper Baggot St that wouldn't sell them to me when I explained I needed them for a bursting headache!!!

Only a matter of time before these yokes end up on the blackmarket.
Scheech....

"I can buy whatever I want without getting permission or question from you you dirty aul bitch you can shove them up your fúcking arse"

Is what you should have said.

Chaotic_Forces · 06-10-2010 10:29PM

La Haine wrote: »

Apparently they were too accessable to people who would abuse them. Go figure!

Drugs are illegal and people get them all the time... :rolleyes:
I love this country.

Do you know have a kind of "local" chemist you go to?

Kind of the same with a local off licence or pub I'd imagine, even if you look about 15 years old when you're shaved you'd still get served if they know you.

WindSock · 06-10-2010 10:33PM

TheRiddler wrote: »

"I can buy whatever I want without getting permission or question from you you dirty aul bitch you can shove them up your fúcking arse"

Is what you should have said.

Or your mickey is throbbing from busting the fk out of someones tight asshole the night before. Aka, none of your fking business what I need painkillers for.

starbelgrade · 06-10-2010 10:33PM

La Haine wrote: »

Only a matter of time before these yokes end up on the blackmarket.
Scheech....

Yokes. On the black market?

:eek:

Next they'll be selling pills in the chemist.

BluesBerry · 06-10-2010 10:34PM

Wonder what would happen if you said you had a pain in your arse and needed solpadine would they sell you them or be embarrassed to probe any further with questions

06-10-2010 10:36PM

It's ridiculous. If painkillers with Codeine are that much of an abuse issue in this country they should be made prescription only and not left at the mercy of a jumped up little pharmacy salesperson in Boots.

starbelgrade · 06-10-2010 10:36PM

BluesBerry wrote: »

Wonder what would happen if you said you had a pain in your arse and needed solpadine would they sell you them or be embarrassed to probe any further with questions

No. But they would probably f*ck you up the arse & scream, "pain... you don't know the meaning of pain, piggy boy".

imitation · 06-10-2010 10:38PM

Clearly the solution to this is to get the pub or off licence to strictly moderate your alcohol intake as well !

JohnathanM · 06-10-2010 10:39PM

BluesBerry wrote: »

Wonder what would happen if you said you had a pain in your arse and needed solpadine would they sell you them or be embarrassed to probe any further with questions

Choice excellent.

Just tell them you had a tooth pulled. If you have all of your teeth, tell them it was one right at the back.

mink_man · 06-10-2010 10:41PM

TheRiddler wrote: »

"I can buy whatever I want without getting permission or question from you you dirty aul bitch you can shove them up your fúcking arse"

Is what you should have said.

you wouldn't have said that if you were in his position.

orourkeda · 06-10-2010 10:43PM

WindSock wrote: »

Or your mickey is throbbing from busting the fk out of someones tight asshole the night before. Aka, none of your fking business what I need painkillers for.

surely the arsehole would be throbbing more

PeterIanStaker · 06-10-2010 10:44PM

My local chemist never asks what I need them for when I come in unshaven and stinking of stale Guinness. Probably calls Joe Duffy straightaway when I buy johnnies though.

"The young people Joe, they call it ridin'. . . Ridin' Joe! Sacred hour! "

La Haine · 06-10-2010 10:45PM

00112984 wrote: »

It's ridiculous. If painkillers with Codeine are that much of an abuse issue in this country they should be made prescription only and not left at the mercy of a jumped up little pharmacy salesperson in Boots.

That seems like the most logical solution alright.
Anybody else tried to buy them recently??

RMD · 06-10-2010 10:45PM

Pure stupidity.

Most of these pills are fine in the doses taken, if you deliberately exceed the recommended dosage you're an idiot, if you exceed the dosage because you didn't read the directions you're also an idiot, no argument against it.

If a person wants to cause harm to themselves they're going to do it a lot better than with a pack of paracetamols. One of the first forms of suicide, paracetamol overdosing. Making it harder to purchase them wont stop it, people will just find other way.

Dravokivich · 06-10-2010 10:46PM

La Haine wrote: »

when you're looking for your Solpadine's to relieve the hangover you got from the night before.

Here's an alternative... drink water...

Cerocco · 06-10-2010 10:52PM

Ah sure people were gettin hooked on the things, my friend takes them all the time cuz she gets a headache if she doesn't. She sorces hers up the north now. They sell her boxes and boxes at a time. Strategy for the nxt budget me thinks. The gov will lop a whapping great tax on the stuff then make it accessable again. Watch the hoards flock in to get their fix. National debt sorted

:D

Whispered · 06-10-2010 10:57PM

La Haine wrote: »

That seems like the most logical solution alright.
Anybody else tried to buy them recently??

Yeah I got nurofen plus today with no problems. I didn't ask for them though, I told her what was wrong with me and she suggested them.

moonage · 06-10-2010 11:40PM

I wonder would most chemists refuse to sell solpadeine/nurofen plus if you said it was for a hangover.

Codeine is a great hangover cure.

Quality · 07-10-2010 12:24AM

Whispered wrote: »

Yeah I got nurofen plus today with no problems. I didn't ask for them though, I told her what was wrong with me and she suggested them.

What's wrong with you?

Alicat · 07-10-2010 01:36AM

Cerocco wrote: »

Ah sure people were gettin hooked on the things, my friend takes them all the time cuz she gets a headache if she doesn't. She sorces hers up the north now. They sell her boxes and boxes at a time. Strategy for the nxt budget me thinks. The gov will lop a whapping great tax on the stuff then make it accessable again. Watch the hoards flock in to get their fix. National debt sorted :D

That's great, she's really solving the problem isn't she? Shoving more solpadeine into her.

moonage wrote: »

I wonder would most chemists refuse to sell solpadeine/nurofen plus if you said it was for a hangover.

Codeine is a great hangover cure.

I'd never recommend Nurofen Plus for a hangover, regulations or not. A lot of people tend to have dodgy stomachs with a hangover and the ibuprofen could make things a lot worse. Of course, a lot of ignorant people seem to think it must be the 'best' thing to take just because it happens to be very effective for a completely different complaint.

FruitLover · 07-10-2010 02:03AM

"I got the clap from yore ma the other week and I'm pissing needles"

jeckle · 07-10-2010 02:28AM

I had a terrible experience over the weekend when attempting to buy 24 solpadeine, during which time I felt that I was an Apprentice contestant trying in vain to convince Alan Sugar (Bill Cullen would have been a walk in the park) why he should't fire me.

I had heard that people were having a bit of hassle getting them, so I had my symptoms on the tip of my tonge: headache, muscle & joint pain, feeling like i was coming down with something.

I felt like a criminal when the counter assistant had finished her 5 minute public interrogation & finally reached for my fix my item.

What annoyed me more was that she didn't say as much as thank-you after I had paid for them, making me feel as if she had done me a massive favour, or had just handed me a kilo of heroin for free.

OK, codeine can be addictive, but so can alcohol. Hopefully the barmen don't start or we'll all be brewing our own.

Alicat · 07-10-2010 03:09AM

I love how everyone here is so 'knowledgeable' about all the painkillers on the market and want to able to decide for themselves what they can take. If you do happen to be well informed, that's great, you should be taking the correct medication for your complaint. However most people seem to be forgetting/ignoring the HUGE chunk of the population who haven't a clue about the painkillers on the market and how and when to use them safely.

The 'lecture' is not an attempt to belittle you, or give out to you. It's to educate people on dealing with their pain. In fact, if you stop referring to it as a 'lecture' and think of the benefits these conversations between pharmacists and customers are providing, you might appreciate it more. So the hell what if it takes an extra 60 seconds to ask you a few questions? It's to benefit the majority of customers who don't know how to manage their pain correctly. The answer is not always popping pills at every chance available.

Amalgam · 07-10-2010 03:23AM

It isn't just a passive lecture, people are being refused them after this 'sensible lecture'.

We get ours up north, it doesn't seem to be a problem for the chemist there to just plop them into a paper bag.

What's the agenda, is it really just about the codeine? I doubt it.

Nervous Wreck · 07-10-2010 03:24AM

Agree with Alicat. I sometimes take solpadeine etc for a hangover but tbh, it's just the lazy way out. Your hangover headache is just dehydration and drinking a couple litres of water will have you sorted. Pre-empting the hangover by drinking water before bed works wonders.

Professey Chin · 07-10-2010 03:28AM

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

Agree with Alicat. I sometimes take solpadeine etc for a hangover but tbh, it's just the lazy way out. Your hangover headache is just dehydration and drinking a couple litres of water will have you sorted. Pre-empting the hangover by drinking water before bed works wonders.

Its a hangover!The last think I want is effort so the lazy always wins!
And id rather stick with the lazy way since I know it works and its not like its gonna make me sh!t through my eyeballs or somethin.

Nervous Wreck · 07-10-2010 03:36AM

Ultimate Chin wrote: »

Its a hangover!The last think I want is effort so the lazy always wins!
And id rather stick with the lazy way since I know it works and its not like its gonna make me sh!t through my eyeballs or somethin.

Hmm, sure. As I said, I use'm too when I'm lazy. Still, the body builds up a natural immunity to these kinds of drugs and continued usage diminishes the effectiveness, meaning eventually you need to take more and more for them to actually work effectively.

Still, I would like to someday respond to the question by saying "Just in the mood for a bita Codeine, love!

"

Edit: I've also found lately that, on arrival home, 2 pints of water and a protein shake has pre-empted ALL signs of hangover the next morning. For this reason, I haven't needed to buy solpadeine in months and, thus, haven't yet been posed this line of questioning! Hangover prevention tip for the day.

Alicat · 07-10-2010 03:45AM

Amalgam wrote: »

It isn't just a passive lecture, people are being refused them after this 'sensible lecture'.

Obviously I can't speak for every pharmacy but they are probably being refused for good reason, even if you don't recognise it.

The amount of people who happily proclaim "Ah sure I only take two a day!" and think that that is ok, is incomprehensible to anyone who does not work in pharmacy or has a connection to it in some fashion. Or people who will only take soluble solpadeine, and will refuse the capules. Most of them are only after the hit from the soluble version.

Being lazy about it does not make it alright, hangover or not.

And can i ask you what you need them for.....?

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