• simple
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    5 months ago

    TIL paracetamol isn’t a worldwide thing. Huh.

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      5 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.

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

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            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.