Packets purchased from supermarkets and convenience stores will shrink from 20 tablets or capsules to 16.Read More.
All about money
Overdosing more to do with the fact that paracetamol is a most ineffective pain killer. Anything with codeine did work but is now almost non existent. It's also the only thing that actually stops a severe cough. So why is paracetamol not treated like codeine and banned.
Yep! Profit over everything. They must think we’re all dumb. Smaller packages means buying two plus and they will up the price. Good excuse using overdosing.
Does the price shrink?
Spike proteins are better in smaller tablets
That’s weird. I don’t know you could OD on a mild pain killer like Paracetamol. I only take 2….I guess the quantity will be less but the price the same….
You have to be fcuking joking ? How is that going to do anything.
So the cost will go up as bigger bulk packets are more cost effective
Yeah but I bet they still charge the same price. Price rise by stealth.
It’s not about overdosing it’s all about money
That’s great, some people do not have limits…
You can’t over doss on paracetamol 🤔 but it will put you to sleep 🤣😂👍🇬🇧🇳🇿
Will the price come down too?
I bet the price stays the same though.
The problem with the packaging is that you must not excede a certain amount per day but it does not explain why. Fact is, it can kill you or lead to liver failure. Paracetamol is a very dangerous drug. Should never be sold in super markets
It’s nothing about saving people lives it’s about maximizing profits.. same as speed cameras it’s not about saving lives it’s about maximum profits. Public should wake up or government and big businesses will sucks people money forever.
Numbskulls
So that will change the dose. What is it now..3 tablets for adults. Then they’ll buy a generic brand & forget to take 2🙄
I recon this this is Sky bullsh1t NEWS at it again
20 tablets down to 16 so they have to buy 2 boxes instead of 1 and pay twice as much before dieing. That sounds logical they may never see that customer again
What an an absolute joke. Australia has to be the most lame nation in the world when it comes to medicine. If people really want to commit suicide, they’ll jump off a bridge. The issue isn’t paracetamol or ibuprofen. The issue is the lack of mental health facilities and checks.
So the minority wins again. This punishing the whole class for the one who mucked up is wrong
🤦♀️🤦♀️
Four less tablets? FFS. Nanny state. If people are that stupid, should we save them from themselves?
A bit late for that after the deaths but best to do it
Shrinkflation
Anyone see the problem with this?
Reducing the size of alcohol bottles (750ml~700ml) really worked reducing alcoholism. Made a pretty good profit for the distilleries and government tax revenues.
lol, so just nead to go to more pharmacies to get the same amount. Pointless
Raising the price of meds should help inflation 🆙
Why bother, people will just shop hop. People only buy 100 because its cheaper by the 100. That's ridiculous and will only up the price of the product as it will cost $$$ to alter packaging, marketing etc.
So they don't remove cars from the road because thousands are killed but remove access to this because allegedly 50 people died. Strange.
Bullshit. You wana provide less for more cash
This is another con job.
You're going against the narrative
In perspective, that's *two* attributable deaths per year, per million of our population. Why are they even bothering with this?
And people like me who has chronic pain now has to pay more. Oh yeah, it’s to stop overdosing…. Greedy fucks
Is shrunk even the word. Besides that, this is the result of pressure on parents that there kids feel this way to go to the length of trying to od on paracetamol. It is happening, it’s because the system set up to dum us down, there is more to life than being a tax payer.
What less tabs more money?
Seriously?
You mean to make you pay more, or we do without. There not really worried about people overdosing..
Maybe if places like dentists and doctors weren't so expensive people wouldn't need to choose the cheaper option with pain meds.
Australia the nanny country
Is this for real, as wouldn't they take more tablets?🤣
What's next, will we only be able to buy 60ml bottles of Spirits. So people can't get drunk
Not required. Dumb idea.
And they’ll charge the same price right ?
THEY CONTROL OUR LIVES
Lmfao
This is the focus? Not mental health?
What a joke the price of prescriptions has already increased. another broken Albowslesy promise to make Medicines cheaper.
Total BS!
Hmmm...like repeat scripts have changed from 5 to 1. Guess that all means more trips to the doctors! No, it's all for our benefit, surely?
So that's 275 OD (accidentally or deliberately unknown) per yr and of those 50 die? In the whole of Australia! Gosh that rate is..let's see.. 50/26E6 or.. 1.9E-6! Miniscule! Or maybe its about ALL OF US paying more for less? A person determined to OD is just going to spend more?
Bet the price will not reduce
I was going to post about being so depressed by this news that I'm considering offing myself. But this will have to do instead, because some people are chronically incapable looking beyond the simple words - except when it suits them.
So people will buy more packets… brain fart of an idea
Hogwash, just another way for the drug companies to rip you off and make bigger profits.
Urgh. Being nannied about buying a packet of Panadol now.
But. Price will not reduce.
Not smart at all you can go and purchase from individual retail shops so at the end you would well and truly have 100 packets so yeah that will work not .
So….. to overdose you buy two packs?
Mersyndol used to be over the counter at $8 for 40tabs, now need a script so Dr visit and the cost from the chemist is $23 ..
We a quickly losing our rights and freedoms.
50 die each year from overdose ? How about better training of medical staff to lower the 18,000 yearly deaths from medical errors and mismanagement. Hospitals....the most dangerous place to be.
Well that’s a waste of time, people can just go from store to store and buy more. And that defeats the purpose 🤔
And prices will stay same or increase.
Just a money grab. Smaller pkts, same price or more and people will have to shell out extra. Drug companies don't give a rat's about anyone overdosing so long as they reap the money in.
More like to help inflation.
Great. The company’s will then charge the same price for smaller quantities. Typical
I will still have 6-8 paracetamol a day
Government taking care of Big Pharma s bottom line, as long as they get kickbacks
....but we want you all to have your 5th Covid jab.
Bit can't you buy two packs of 16 and still overdose?
When has government ever looked after your health or wellbeing?
Okay so suicidal people will just have to buy 2 packets while everyone else’s has to pay a little bit more for a basic medicine. It better not go to prescription like codeine did. It’s so annoying going to the doctor to get a script for a slightly stronger pain killer to Panadol
So buy 2 packets 🤷♂️
Druggies gonna druggy. Why should I suffer the consequences of other peoples poor life choices. Down schedule Panadeine & get the TGA out of our lives. auspol
Pretty soon you’ll have to pay $50 to see the GP to get a script for $20 paracetamol and wait a week to get an appt to alleviate a headache 🤦♀️
I'm guessing you strongly support the illegality of drugs that kill less people than panadol.
Nanny state
Yeah that will do it 🤔
Yeah cause that will really work
But theoretically could one just purchase more boxes? Seems like they just want to stop you buying bulk to save money, which is what I do.
They did this in the UK years ago. They could’ve done this with codeine tablets rather than making them available. Only on prescription. I’ve had a couple of monster toothaches, paracetamol and ibuprofen won’t work on those.
Who's their consultant? Mcdonalds? Smaller sizes but same prices. Oldest trick in the book
Won,t they just buy multiple packets, or take some other pain killer available as well, great solution, well profits still need to be made!
If someone wants to overdose on paracetamol (extremely painful BTW) they will just buy multiple packs from multiple stores. Do authorities actually think this through? Stop making things more expensive and inconvenient for the rest of us. 🙄
But don’t worry about giving them shoot up rooms 🤪
I’m sure no one will ever think of buying two packets! they treat us like we are dumb and Covid has proven that we act like it.
So go buy 2-3 packets from different stores. If you want to harm yourself you will find a way.
FFS
Goven me harder daddy..clowns
Overdosing is planned, the person will just buy more. Be charged the same for smaller pack by any chance?
Oh FFS 🤦 Ppl will just go to another shop or go back a few times. Meanwhile, in Canada a person who isn't coping can opt for MAID so what's the point of pretending to stand in the way of a sad person.
Mildly annoying, but paracetamol toxicity kicks at around 10 grams (20 tablets) - the size of your average packet, hence why the reduction to 16. Remember folks, paracetamol is quite dangerous - it doesn’t take much accidentally stuff your liver. Permanently.
FFS
Will the price drop?
- reduce the maximum size of packs available in pharmacies without supervision of a pharmacist (i.e. “Pharmacy Only” packs) from 100 to 32 tablets or capsules - make other pack sizes of up to 100 tablets or capsules only available under the supervision of a pharmacist
Next, let ban the sale of cutlery & rope, oh yeah and cars...the list goes on.
How about our bloody government leaving it alone. This measure will not stop people overdosing on them if they really want to. They will get more and do it anyway.
Are the going to reduce the qty of packets 1 person can buy at any 1 time as well. What a joke.
Is this actually serious ? Sonwont those looking to overdose buy two packets? 🤦♂️ worlds gone mad.
This should provide larger profits for large pharmaceutical businesses. The TGA is partially funded by said companies. I wonder what percentage is privately funded.
Boy someone's really trying to earn their six figure salary.
But the price will remain the same?
they dont care if people have got pain now they want people to suffer even more
Price will stay the same.
And the cost will remain the same, yet again, we're getting screwed
Lol what an obviously BS reason 😂 They just want to sell more
That will do nothing to prevent overdosing. Restricting the sale of paracetamol to pharmacies will I believe help prevent overdosing
There are clear guidelines on the packet and people need to start taking responsibility for their own actions. We can't get over counter strong pain medication because of these same people. Enough is enough.
To improve $ bigger profits
All the people that like eating them will just go to different places to buy loads. 🙄 And they'll shrink the packets and keep the price the same!!!
But you can still buy 5 packets right!!!
This sounds completely unhelpful for about 99.999% of the population.
What a lot of rubbish. Now instead of buying one, you'll buy two.
Take some responsibility people.
Wont the overdosers just buy more packets? This is some dumb shit!!!
So is the price going to be adjusted accordingly to match the smaller size or is this really just a cash grab?
Wow that's intelligent thinking,what's stopping someone buying 2 packets derrrr.
Just like the packet of biscuits, smaller so that you won't get fat. I don't know 1 person who has overdosed on panadol.
Yeah but let's legalize marijuana!
will the price drop ?
Well limiting the size of a soda worked so well for obesity so….🤦♂️
I wonder if they'll reduce the price proportionately or is that a stupid Q. Shrinkflation anyone! 🤔
Yeah, make the whole world revolve around the minorities - Governments get elected on having the majority of votes!!
What about the Oxycodone hospitals are giving to old people and proven to be disaster in United States with massive compensation paid.
To help increase profits
GovernUsHarderDaddy W⚓️s 🙄
Same price ?
50 people died last year from overdosing, 15000+ from Covid. What a useless organisation.
What nonsense this is! This is just another attempt at hiding inflation with a nonsense reason that will only create more waste!
An exercise in futility! Taking 2 500mg tablets is the same as taking 4 250mg ones. Addiction/toxicity requires much larger dosages, which are in the full control of the user.
Government solution to nonexistent problem. Package too small? Buy more than one.
We buy a box of 100 at the pharmacy for the same price as 20 in Coles.
God I wish they would just leave us alone. Sick of govts telling us what to think etc. If someone wants to od on panadol this won't stop them.
I wish they would sack all the chief health officers as they have nothing to do but make life difficult for the rest of us . I'm getting old and have some aches and pains bring back over the counter codeine. Paracetamol is almost useless
Are they going to limit how many they can buy? At 80c a pack it's not hard to get 2
This is so stupid.
so only packets of 16 rather than packets of 20..... ok lets see if that helps
The overdosing will be on purpose this isn't going to help anyone. They'll find an other way
Nanny state
Again the idiots ruin it for everyone. It you are stupid enough to overdose it's no one else's problem. 😡
And price stays or goes higher....
And the price rises?
It doesn’t work, Asprin is a far better choice
Yeah… conspiracy theorists right again… Must keep stocking up before this becomes prescription only…
So long as they can charge more per tab, and make more profits, right?
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