• Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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      19 days 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@lemmy.world
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        19 days ago

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