• Em Adespoton
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      46 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
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        16 months ago

        The chemical was discovered in the 19th century. Tylenol is a US thing, the common name in Europe is Panadol.

        • @trxxruraxvr
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          36 months ago

          Panadol is a brand name, but I’ve never heard anyone here refer to the product by that name

          • @Aqarius
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            26 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.