• Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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    20 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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      20 days ago

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