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adespoton@lemmy.ca 5 months agoTIL 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.
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adespoton@lemmy.ca 5 months agoTIL 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 5 months ago
The chemical was discovered in the 19th century. Tylenol is a US thing, the common name in Europe is Panadol.
trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Panadol is a brand name, but I’ve never heard anyone here refer to the product by that name
Aqarius@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Yes, so is Tylenol. I was saying the J&J didn’t discover paracetamol, they were just the first to market it in the US (or, more likely, bought the company that did).
Same with Europe, Panadol, and GSK.