25-08-2011, 07:35 PM
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Paying for pain relief?
I was just wondering if anyone knows whether the expensive named brands of pain killers are as good as or better than, say, a supermarket's own brand?They can both contain the same amount of analgesic but the difference can be £s!
I have a lot of back ache & foot problems due to standing all day in my job & while I hope to get them all sorted in the near furture I am taking fair amounts of pain killers & I'm questioning whether the cheaper ones are as effective as their more expensive counterparts?
If anyone has a type they find works particularly well for them I'd love to hear about it!
25-08-2011, 08:30 PM
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Re: Paying for pain relief?
Do you mean things like asprin, paracetamol, co-codamol, ibruprofin? The supermarket brands of these pain-killers are the same things and same quality; its the quantity of the tablet which is important and as you say the price difference. The type of pain-killer to take depends on the type of pain and what other medication you are taking, e.g ibruprofin and asprin don't mix with blood presssure medication and asprin shouldn't usually be taken if on warefarin. If in doubt I ask the pharmacist or my GP..
25-08-2011, 10:20 PM
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I always buy the supermarket's brand of aspirin, have for years, much more reasonably priced. If there's a difference I never noticed it. And while not painkillers, I buy my vitamins and iron tablets on line, not national brands, and save a lot. The markup is just obscene, I think.
26-08-2011, 08:43 PM
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Re: Paying for pain relief?
Yes Aerolor I do mean the usual pain killers ... & I don't take any other medication.I suppose it's the same as many products Dandysmom & Shirley ... vitamins, shampoo, soap etc ...the price difference is quite substantial & we are obviously paying for the name!
I buy Morrissons own Ibuprofen after trying Neurofen & finding no difference ... in fact the express variety of Neurofen gives me heartburn!
No point in causing another symptom!!
(I take it it's ok to use brand names on this site as I read the thread about Flora Pro - active spread?)
Thank you for your comments.
26-08-2011, 10:10 PM
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I always buy the generic pain killers ibuprofen and paracetamol and would never buy the branded meds and pay the exorbitant charges.It annoys me that I am only able to buy one small packet of each in a shop at a time, if I wanted to kill myself I could easily go to other shops to stock up. When I damaged my knee I was taking pain killers for months and it was very expensive only being allowed small packets.
27-08-2011, 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by jennywren
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Yes that is a stupid rule ... tho' well - meant I suppose.I even got a lecture once, from a cashier who used to be a nurse, about how few paracetemol you need to take before causing real damage!
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