Painkiller rip-off: Pills for migraine, period pain, backach

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Painkiller rip-off: Pills for migraine, period pain, backach

Postby wendy » 15 Dec 2015, 16:31

Research suggests patients are paying three times too much, as Nurofen is panned in Australia for selling identical painkillers for specific ailments

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/ ... tical.html
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Re: Painkiller rip-off: Pills for migraine, period pain, bac

Postby maureenho » 15 Dec 2015, 17:51

I always buy Sainsbury's own gel capsules ibuprofen, they work just as good as Nurofen and much cheaper
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Re: Painkiller rip-off: Pills for migraine, period pain, bac

Postby annie » 15 Dec 2015, 19:51

This on has been going on for years, I am surprised that people fall for it, you just have to read the ingredients.I always buy own brand ibuprofen and paracetamol
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Postby Rosalind » 15 Dec 2015, 20:01

I always buy own brand medicines, they are cheaper and work just as well.
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Postby coffee » 16 Dec 2015, 11:40

Ihave always told hubby why bother taking nurfen etc for pain they are just the same as ibuprofen and paracetamolwhy pay more for a fancy name ?
they havent a brain to go only to heal a spefic area its really a ripoff and as annie said I am surprised that people fall for it, coffeex
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