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minus-squaresimple@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·6 months agoTIL paracetamol isn’t a worldwide thing. Huh.
minus-squareEm Adespoton@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 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-squareAqarius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·6 months agoThe chemical was discovered in the 19th century. Tylenol is a US thing, the common name in Europe is Panadol.
minus-squaretrxxruraxvr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoPanadol is a brand name, but I’ve never heard anyone here refer to the product by that name
minus-squareAqarius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 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 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.