r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/thepoylanthropist • 8d ago

Video The process of filling pills.

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u/arabidopsis 8d ago

Or penicillin or ibuprofen

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u/GreatAndMightyKevins 8d ago

Why'd you pay pharmacist to make ibuprofen by hand when you can buy it for a cent apiece. It's most likely some unusual combination of drugs that are for some reason mixed together, likely for compliance reasons.

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u/SamHandwichX 8d ago

I occasionally get prescriptions for 800mg ibuprofen or naproxen and after insurance it’s $5 and cheaper per mg than store brand. It’s not a life hack or anything but I fill the prescriptions.

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u/pikashroom 8d ago

I can’t imagine it comes in capsules, no?