Go figure!

We went to the pharmacy to buy some Ibuprofen and they had only packages containing 10 tablets at 19 cents or higher for each tablet. You are allowed to buy two packages in one visit. I asked, "And tomorrow?" Turns out I could come back the next day and buy another 2 packages. Or I could go from one pharmacy to another buying 2 packages at each place. Over the counter medicines seem to be available only at pharmacies -- not groceries or stores like Prisma and City Market, the Finnish equivalents of Walmart with groceries. Anyway if you want to get Ibuprofen in any quantity you must get a prescription from a physician. Then you can have 100 tablets at 6 cent apiece. When I asked why this was the case both the doctor and the pharmacy assistants answered "because it's the law."