• Em Adespoton
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      45 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.

      • @[email protected]
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        25 months ago

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

          • @[email protected]
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            25 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.