Sharing because I found this very interesting.

The Four Thieves Vinegar Collective has a DIY design for a home lab you can set up to reproduce expensive medication for dirt cheap, producing medication like that used to cure Hepatitis C, along with software they developed that can be used to create chemical compounds out of common household materials.

  • @PotatoSkins
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    51 month ago

    Honestly… is there a practical reason why something like lidocaine isn’t available to the average consumer?

    • @[email protected]
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      51 month ago

      It is, eg lidocaine patches. It has to be injected to really do much. Not aware of any injectables that are over the counter.

    • Dharma Curious (he/him)
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      41 month ago

      I have no idea. I’ve got some lidocaine viscous they gave me for the pain. I’m lucky enough to have medical, just not dental. But from experience, it helps temporarily numb the surface pain, but if it’s in the root, or if you’re pulling the tooth, it does not help.

    • @Machinist
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      31 month ago

      Clove oil. Put a few drops on a cotton ball and put it against the tooth. Your whole mouth will go pretty numb but it will usually kill the pain for a while.

      American healthcare sucks.

    • @[email protected]
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      21 month ago

      it is, but you need to have some chemistry knowledge to be able to extract it from things like anal lube, and that’s where I think this DIY project will shine