Post #1623352

South Africa: Why do our pharmaceutical regulations have a Schedule numbering system that goes the opposite from other countries? Over here, Schedule 1 means "It's on supermarket shelves", schedule 2 is something you have to ask the pharmacist to pass you over the counter, 3 and up are prescription only, getting more and more tightly controlled. Like a schedule 5 drug, they don't allow repeat prescriptions, schedule 9 you need two pharmacists to turn the key at the same time and they have to watch you while you take it. And schedule 0, of course, is herbal shit: Unscheduled, not allowed to call it medicine, you have to call it a "Supplement" or "Herbal remedy" or something.