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by oskarpearson 2654 days ago
You can easily buy it on eBay. A USA company which has local dropshipping sells it, and manages to skirt the regulations.

My understanding is that it’s not sold over the counter (otc) is because it’s a hormone. The class of drugs isn’t available otc.

Also: I think many people use it in completely the wrong quantities and in the wrong way. I’ve heard of people in countries where it’s legal giving their kids 30mg to get them to sleep.. “it’s otc so it must be safe”. I don’t blame the NHS

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When I moved to Berlin and found I couldn’t get paracetamol, ibuprofen, or aspirin in the supermarkets, a local told me the “it’s otc so it must be safe” attitude had caused people to overdose on them.

People are strange everywhere.