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What do you call it?
Tylenol, acetaminophen in the US.
It’s paracetamol everywhere else.
Whoah.
So, never heard of those. But DDG tells me Tylenol is just a brand—talk about an effective monopoly.
Advil is Ibuprofen and Aleve is naproxen. They tend to get the same brand treatment as Band-Aids and Vaseline in the US.
Can you buy naproxen without a prescription over there? I thought you generally needed to pair it with something like omeprazole and the general public can’t be trusted to read instructions
We do that a lot it seems, like the South who call everything and it’s mother coke
lol they only learn the brand name what make it harder to get cheaper medication, that’s so USA
TIL paracetamol isn’t a worldwide thing. Huh.
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.
The chemical was discovered in the 19th century. Tylenol is a US thing, the common name in Europe is Panadol.
Except in Italy, where it is called Tachipirina for some reason
capt_wolf@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Tylenol, acetaminophen in the US.
It’s paracetamol everywhere else.
saltesc@lemmy.world 6 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 6 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.
9point6@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Can you buy naproxen without a prescription over there? I thought you generally needed to pair it with something like omeprazole and the general public can’t be trusted to read instructions
Denvil@lemmy.one 6 months ago
We do that a lot it seems, like the South who call everything and it’s mother coke
Vilian@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
lol they only learn the brand name what make it harder to get cheaper medication, that’s so USA
simple@lemm.ee 6 months ago
TIL paracetamol isn’t a worldwide thing. Huh.
adespoton@lemmy.ca 6 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.
Aqarius@lemmy.world 6 months ago
The chemical was discovered in the 19th century. Tylenol is a US thing, the common name in Europe is Panadol.
Tekomepossenomo@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Except in Italy, where it is called Tachipirina for some reason