Can anyone give me a reason (besides greed and/or bureaucracy) why so many drugs are prescription only? I understand the painkillers can be easily abused, but no one's going to abuse STD meds or heart meds.Same thing with glasses. Reading glasses/Farsightedness Glasses can be found in any drug store, but Nearsightness Glasses are only found at optometrists/online stores.
>>17004654Because people are retarded and will get themselves killed because of drug interactions, or just simply misuse.Pharmacists are there to prevent situations like that and inform patients (and even doctors, often) if a medication regimen is bad.You have to forget that while there is a segment of people who COULD self-medicate these medications correctly, for every one of those there are one hundred retards who are clueless and will get themselves killed.>tl;dr, average person is an idiot
>>17004654What could possibly go wrong with someone who doesn't have heart problems self medicating his imaginary heart problems away with actual heart meds lmao
Ignore the poster above, he's a government big pharma shill.It has nothing to do with "helping people", they got rid of the hippocratic oath long ago.It's just about the corporate state controlling via monopoly your body, health and mind.
>>17004661Big pharma specifically wants everyone to be on meds all the time without prescriptions. They would love nothing more than people who aren't sick taking meds. It would be so much easier to convince the average retard they need heart meds than actual doctor.If you are desperate for meds for a disease you don't have you can always just buy a prescription from a quack or buy the drugs off black market anyways.
>>17004662No they dont big pharma shill.The government destroys big pharmas competition by the FDA etc giving them favorable regulations and regulating their competitors into oblivion.You are a corporate socialist big pharma shill and probably a reddit janny too, go fuck yourself, my body my choice bitch.
>>17004662>or buy the drugs off black market anywaysThis.There's dozens of random online pharmacies based in India that'll sell you random medications without a prescription (not even on the deep web, unless you're looking for controlled stuff). Got some itraconazole a few years back because for years I was battling a fungal infection and instead of just giving me the damn pill (they would always refuse) they'd want to try topical after topical, so I just bought some myself.Cleared it up, stopped seeing the dermatologist.
>>17004654>>17004664>You are a corporate socialistkek
>>17004664Schizo meds are available in the black market. Literally take your own advice and take your meds.
>>17004660>>17004661>>17004662>>17004664OP here, I can see both sides. Obviously there is some greed from Big Pharma, but as >>17004656 said, some idiots would probably accidentally poison themselves. I still think there are way too many prescription-only meds, but I don't think every single med should be allowed over the counter. Also keep in mind, most OTC meds can cause overdose or side effects if taken incorrectly, if someone doesn't read the label, well that's on them.
>>17004667OP here, I'm not >>17004664
>I WILL endlessly complain that meds aren't available for me but I will NEVER EVER take my medsThe duality of the schizoform
>>17004671Big pharma and the government poison people on purpose all the time, you're a fucking idiot if you think they give a shit about that, they want you poisoned and dead.>>17004667>durrrr im a little corporate socialist slavecattle NPC midwit, i believe in left and right because what's really important in life is idiot tier false dichotomies we can all fight other to play meaningless social games while we're all enslaved by the corporate stateHere ya go dumb fuck, now go back to watching FOX/CNN/MSNBC/ whatever dumb fuck astroturfed E celeb you open your asshole for.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_welfare>>17004668Thanks for making my point for me, you shouldn't have to use the black market.
>>17004688Where's the contradiction you stupid technocrat midwit? I want the freedom to eat greasy shit inducing french fries but it doesn't mean i'll do it, go fuck yourself.
>>17004690>Here ya go dumb fuck, now go back to watching FOX/CNN/MSNBC/ whatever dumb fuck astroturfed E celeb you open your asshole for. Retarded faggot non of these are trustworthy you're just as retarded the schizo
>>17004712That was the point ya fuckin dumbass, keep 'trusting' a bunch of fuckin liars though
>>17004721Retard the original commenter is a schizo you faggot stop making bullshit up
>>17004779What? I think you're hallucinating, take your meds schizo.
>>17004785Projecting now are we? Get back to your psych ward with your socialist company filthy subhuman mongrel
Now this is science
>>17004802Nurse he's hallucinating again, get the tranquilizers for this comrade.
>>17004804You have sluggish schizophrenia go to gulag now.
>>17004830Nigga lost an argument and now is larping
>>17004839What argument? You didn't make one, you're hallucinating again schizo.
>>17004840The only schizo here is your retarded dumbass
>>17004851>you schizo>you schizo>you schizoThe schizo record player is broken again.
