What do you call it?
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imposedsensation@lemmynsfw.com 7 months ago
Skeptical of anybody who calls it Paracetamol.
cikano@lemmy.world 7 months ago
capt_wolf@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Tylenol, acetaminophen in the US.
It’s paracetamol everywhere else.
saltesc@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Whoah.
So, never heard of those. But DDG tells me Tylenol is just a brand—talk about an effective monopoly.
disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Advil is Ibuprofen and Aleve is naproxen. They tend to get the same brand treatment as Band-Aids and Vaseline in the US.
Denvil@lemmy.one 7 months ago
We do that a lot it seems, like the South who call everything and it’s mother coke
Vilian@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
lol they only learn the brand name what make it harder to get cheaper medication, that’s so USA
simple@lemm.ee 7 months ago
TIL paracetamol isn’t a worldwide thing. Huh.
adespoton@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
TIL acetaminophen isn’t a worldwide thing :)
The whole Tylenol thing is because they’re the ones who originally patented it. Same for Advil and ibuprofen.
Tekomepossenomo@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Except in Italy, where it is called Tachipirina for some reason
RedIce25@lemmy.world 7 months ago
What about Paracet?
9point6@lemmy.world 7 months ago
North America and Japan are the only places in the world that don’t call it that
imposedsensation@lemmynsfw.com 7 months ago
That’s very interesting, I had no idea. Yes, Tylenol or acetaminophen.
Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
The chemical name is para-acetoaminophenol. Acetaminophen and paracetamol are both abbreviations. Tylenol is just a brand.