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Gammelfisch lemmy.world Gammelfisch@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-09-05
#52 · Quote Reply

Takes Pill Passes out... Wake up to EMT staring down at you Hey you, you're finally awake... Didn't think we were going to get you back from Oblivion for a minute there...

LOL! +1...Proceed to file for personal bankruptcy because your health insurance abandoned you.

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Gammelfisch lemmy.world Gammelfisch@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-09-05
#53 · Quote Reply

Are the owners of these pill companies MAGA or were these around before Jan 2017 or 2024?

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Truscape lemmy.blahaj.zone Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2025-06-20
#54 · Quote Reply

Which country? (As though I dont already know...)

The better question might be "which state"

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minfapper piefed.social minfapper@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-01-28
#55 · Quote Reply

The better question might be "which state"

Nope, being labelled a supplement not only lets you bypass approvals, but the FDA legally can't inspect or investigate your product until after people start getting sick.

All 50 states.

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mojofrododojo lemmy.world mojofrododojo@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-25
#56 · Quote Reply

starts clipping through map

climbing mountains one bunny hop at a time

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Paddzr lemmy.world Paddzr@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-09-27
#57 · Quote Reply

I had to read on these. Apparently they are unregulated pharmaceuticals sold as dietary supplements, because for some reason labelling things as supplements makes them out of scope for safety regulators? And now they are game branded.

Same applies to "well being crystals" they're very careful in not saying they'll heal you.

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Hueristic_Autistic lemmy.world Hueristic_Autistic@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-06-06
#58 · Quote Reply

Clerks Aporoved

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Hueristic_Autistic lemmy.world Hueristic_Autistic@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-06-06
#59 · Quote Reply

I had to read on these. Apparently they are unregulated pharmaceuticals sold as dietary supplements, because for some reason labelling things as supplements makes them out of scope for safety regulators? And now they are game branded.

And now they are game branded.

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Jiggle_Physics quokk.au Jiggle_Physics@quokk.au
Joined: 2026-05-14
#60 · Quote Reply

Are the owners of these pill companies MAGA or were these around before Jan 2017 or 2024?

Fake boner pills have been in gas stations for as long as I can remember. Ones with actual sildenafil in them are a little newer, as Viagra started having generic production in 2017. Most of it comes from China, and the packaging, which can be printed however you specify, and capsules, can be bought in bulk off aliexpress. This is why they all look the same in a foundational sense.

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chiliedogg lemmy.world chiliedogg@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-26
#61 · Quote Reply

Skooma comes in pill form?

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kryptonianCodeMonkey lemmy.world kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-13
#62 · Quote Reply

Are they? Have they ever been less than maximum sketch?

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notabot piefed.social notabot@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-04
#63 · Quote Reply

Yep, saw a video of one that was Viagra and Cialis together (which shouldn't ever be taken together)

which shouldn’t ever be taken together

If I had to guess, I'd say that the likelihood of there being any of the active ingredient of either in the capsules is as close to zero as makes no difference, and, if there is any, it's in doses so low that it would make even a homeopath blush, regardless of what it might say on the packaging.

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Apytele sh.itjust.works Apytele@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-12
#64 · (edited) Quote Reply

I had to read on these. Apparently they are unregulated pharmaceuticals sold as dietary supplements, because for some reason labelling things as supplements makes them out of scope for safety regulators? And now they are game branded.

Oh yeah I have a while spiel for patients about FDA regulated "food" vs Drugs. For instance the melatonin tablets are the only ones in the pyxis (that I'm aware of) with no imprint because according to the FDA, they're food! Doesn't necessarily make one pill safer than the other but you need to know what you're getting into.

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Lyrl lemmy.dbzer0.com Lyrl@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-06-14
#65 · Quote Reply

which shouldn’t ever be taken together If I had to guess, I'd say that the likelihood of there being any of the active ingredient of either in the capsules is as close to zero as makes no difference, and, if there is any, it's in doses so low that it would make even a homeopath blush, regardless of what it might say on the packaging.

Weirdly, the problem is more supplements claiming to be "all natural" and then illegally containing drugs regulated for prescription only: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/mens-health/hidden-viagra-ingredients-performance-supplements-safety-guide-rcna181692

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rumba lemmy.zip rumba@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2024-09-24
#66 · Quote Reply

Hi, my name's Rumba and I'm a licensed pharmacist in four states....

/s

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drath lemmy.world drath@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-07-28
#67 · Quote Reply

Yep, saw a video of one that was Viagra and Cialis together (which shouldn't ever be taken together)

Huh? Could you elaborate on the no-mix part? I thought they were essentially the same thing (sidenafil and tadalafil), well, not exactly the same, but causing the exact same effect to the body, just with different release timeframes (~day vs ~few hours). It's not like bleach+vinegar thing? All the info I could find on dangers of mixing the two boils down to what is effectively an overdose, which you can achieve with either single one of them, by just chugging the whole pack at once.

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CalypsoGirl lemmy.today CalypsoGirl@lemmy.today
Joined: 2026-08-15
#68 · Quote Reply

Reminds me of this guy, he cracks me up. Informative & funny.

https://youtu.be/zXTLvxltGxA

https://youtu.be/8ek2QXnBimY

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tigermountain lemmy.world tigermountain@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-06-15
#69 · Quote Reply

Might as well take one of each.

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Sundray lemmus.org sundray@lemmus.org
Joined: 2023-12-19
#70 · Quote Reply

Mm, what I'm really after is Oblivion...

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SillySized lemmy.ml gray@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2025-07-31
#71 · Quote Reply

You take these and cliff racers start attacking

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RaccoonBall lemmy.ca RaccoonBall@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-06-04
#72 · Quote Reply

Do these actually exist? Apart from the whole elder scrolls thing. Can't remember the last time I was at a gas station, but for sure do remember that some had sausages and motor oil on sale right next to each other, sometimes random convenience store crap like fake flash drives too. /genq

The unregulated gas station pills are a US thing, so yeah if you live there you should be able to find some

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