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minus-squareBennyboybumberchums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·edit-222 days agoParacetamol, what you lot call acetaminophen, was first synthesized in 1877(or maybe much earlier in 1852). It wasnt widely used until the 1950s. Tylenol is a brand name that means fuck all to any conversation.
minus-squareRampantParanoia2365@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-222 days ago… Tylenol is Acetaminophen, unless some atypical specialized formula. Just like Advil is typically just Ibuprofen.
minus-squareArthur Besse@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-222 days ago Tylenol is Acetaminophen … which most of the world calls paracetamol.
minus-squareBennyboybumberchums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·22 days agoWhat do you think I meant with “brand name”? You do realise that Tylenol is a brand, and not the actual drug, right?
minus-squareRampantParanoia2365@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·22 days agoOh, I see, sorry. I thought you were saying not to take Tylenol.
Paracetamol, what you lot call acetaminophen, was first synthesized in 1877(or maybe much earlier in 1852). It wasnt widely used until the 1950s. Tylenol is a brand name that means fuck all to any conversation.
… Tylenol is Acetaminophen, unless some atypical specialized formula. Just like Advil is typically just Ibuprofen.
… which most of the world calls paracetamol.
What do you think I meant with “brand name”? You do realise that Tylenol is a brand, and not the actual drug, right?
Oh, I see, sorry. I thought you were saying not to take Tylenol.