minus-squareEm Adespotonlinkfedilink4•6 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.
minus-square@Aqariuslink1•6 months agoThe chemical was discovered in the 19th century. Tylenol is a US thing, the common name in Europe is Panadol.
minus-square@trxxruraxvrlink3•6 months agoPanadol is a brand name, but I’ve never heard anyone here refer to the product by that name
minus-square@Aqariuslink2•6 months agoYes, 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.
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.