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Skeptical of anybody who calls it Paracetamol.
North America and Japan are the only places in the world that don't call it that
That's very interesting, I had no idea. Yes, Tylenol or acetaminophen.
The chemical name is para-acetoaminophenol. Acetaminophen and paracetamol are both abbreviations. Tylenol is just a brand.
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
Yes. It’s available over the counter. I’ve never heard of pairing it with omeprazole. What is the reason for that?
NSAIDS (type of painkiller) can cause or exacerbate stomach issues. Omeprazole is an antacid that can counter some of those issues.
Good to know. Thank you!
Generally they just recommend taking nsaids with food, and it mostly solves the stomach problems.
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.
Panadol is a brand name, but I've never heard anyone here refer to the product by that name
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.
Except in Italy, where it is called Tachipirina for some reason
What about Paracet?