Healthcare costs - not insurance How much is paracetamol in your chemist ?

[ClubMan]

Tangential to the topic but how much paracetamol are people using per week and what for?

I often need a couple after reading some of the posts on Askaboutmoney...

 

[Sue Ellen]

I often need a couple after reading some of the posts on Askaboutmoney...

Ah, sure I'm not that bad but then again ......................... @Purple or @Leper now that's another matter

 

[Des Pondent]

When we are talking about the price of paracetamol, even if it is X% higher than in the UK, that does not mean much if people are buying a couple of packets now and again just to have in case of emergency.

I wonder if there are many people here who are actually affected by these prices beyond a couple of euro a year.

Probably not, I think I will save maybe a tenner a year in the future by not buying paracetamol in my local pharmacy.
But when that same principle of looking for the best value is applied to all purchases, the amount saved will probably be thousands annually.

 

[arbitron]

It is not just paracetamol though. It is the price of almost all OTC medicines, including things like allergy tablets, indigestion remedies, cold sore creams.

Think of paracetamol as the equivalent of the Big Mac index.

Very good point - a lot of people get eye drops, antihistamines, etc. over the counter.

I'd suggest the Brufen Barometer or the Gaviscon Gauge

 

[odyssey06]

And FYI for anyone shopping in the States:

Paracetamol is acetaminophen in the USA, the big brand name is Tylenol.

What is described as 'extra strength' in the US is 500mg which is the standard version here e.g.

https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/walgreens-extra-strength-pain-reliever-acetaminophen-caplets/ID=300428301-product

 

[Dr Strangelove]

Think of paracetamol as the equivalent of the Big Mac index.

The differential with UK is very stark for pharmaceuticals compared to any other product though and has been since I’ve been paying attention (about 20 years).

I’ve never seen a good reason why.

 

[ClubMan]

The differential with UK is very stark for pharmaceuticals compared to any other product though and has been since I’ve been paying attention (about 20 years).

I’ve never seen a good reason why.

Healthcare costs - not insurance - High cost of drugs in Ireland.

The Missus and I are just back from our annual holiday in the Algarve. While there, we filled 12 months' of our prescriptions; prescriptions that would have cost about €840 in Ireland, but cost only €280 in Portugal. So our saving was in the region of €560. And allowing for the 20% tax...

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