I don't know how simple drugs work 🤦

[Themogger]

Just trying to clarify something and hopefully make it clear for others.

I bought meto and it is stated clearly on the pack "10mg pills".
Question - Does this mean that each pill from the pack is 10mg? Hence 30mg means 3 pills?

Or does it mean that all the pills summed together from the pack, which are about 10, are collectively 10mg. Cause I've never heard anyone contemplating about crushing all their meto or paracetamol due to them being too much.

I know I know, I'm an idiot but please just humor me if you know. At least others will learn from my ignorance

 

[astr4]

10 mg per pill!! general rule of thumb for drug packaging is they'll give you the concentration for one "dose," in this case would be one pill.

 

[Holu]

Each pill is 10mg and so 3 pills of 10mg is 30mg

Also the Gus fring pfp with the "I don't understand drugs" is hilarious to me

 

[Themogger]

Each pill is 10mg and so 3 pills of 10mg is 30mg

Also the Gus fring pfp with the "I don't understand drugs" is hilarious to me

What are you talking about? I'm a chicken man

10 mg per pill!! general rule of thumb for drug packaging is they'll give you the concentration for one "dose," in this case would be one pill.

Thanks a lot. On the bright side, I got a shitload of meto. All I need now is a bald chemistry teacher and junkie partner to help distribute the product, or was it the other way around?

 

[Praestat_Mori]

It's 10mg active substance. Usually pills contain also other ingredients to keep the shape as pills and to control how fast they're gonna be dissolved in your stomach and so on.

 

[justkatie]

It's actually really complex. The dosage is just generally a guideline.

Sometimes a pill might say "take up to two four times a day" where another might say "take two daily"

It's mainly because drugs are made for uniformal use and what you might only need to take one tablet a day might mean two tablets twice a day for someone else.

For example a smaller dose of a drug might help someone with problem A, but a larger dose of the same drug might help someone with problem B.

They try to differentiate drugs because of this but it often doesn't work.