Tramadol (a synthetic opioid) is the last 'standard' painkiller (that can only be prescribed by a doctor) before you get into whats called 'Controlled Drugs' in the UK.
Painkillers like pracetamol and ibuprofen can be sold in small packets in supermarkets, larger packets and stronger can only be obtained by prescription. Crazier painkillers and NSAIDS are prescription only, but some low strength ones can be bought from pharmacies (like things containing small amounts of codeine).
A Controlled Drug in the UK is one that a pharmacy has to keep under special conditions in a separate lockable area and has to be entered onto register / disposed of correctly (i.e. no-one can try and get them after). Stuff like morphine, high strength codeine, fentanyl etc all live there.
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Was this post done in odyssey. it looks like a previous post.
(weird, this was totally a dupe post in chrome a moment ago. i guess the view new posts feature was glitching out)
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