Had to Google because I’ve wondered why but never actually looked into it, and so in case anyone else also hasn’t:
Charles Frédéric Gerhardt (1852): This French chemist is sometimes credited with being the first to synthesize the compound, though this is debated.
Harmon Northrop Morse (1878): Morse, an American chemist, is also cited for first preparing the compound. However, the discovery was not pursued for medicinal purposes at the time.
I haven’t gone further than that because I’m going to be late to work, really pushing the limit today, but something I’m definitely interested in looking into.
Regardless, the drug name is N-acetyl-para-aminophenol, and so both Names™ are in there. Stupid! Although paracetamol is kinda stretching it.
Let’s just call it N-tylol. Jesus that’s how they came up with Tylenol.
Paracetamol is the correct generic name in English outside of north America, and is broadly used throughout Europe/middle east and Africa as the generic name.
Acetaminophen is the generic name largely only in north america
But what about Paracetemol?
/s - its the same thing, and absolutely motherfuck the American pharmaceutical industry for giving it another name and confusing everyone.
Paracetamol is safe. It’s that acetaminophen that you have to avoid! /s
Paracetamol, in large and long-term doses, is proven to cause liver damage.
It just doesn’t have a fucking thing to do with autism.
Had to Google because I’ve wondered why but never actually looked into it, and so in case anyone else also hasn’t:
I haven’t gone further than that because I’m going to be late to work, really pushing the limit today, but something I’m definitely interested in looking into.
Regardless, the drug name is N-acetyl-para-aminophenol, and so both Names™ are in there. Stupid! Although paracetamol is kinda stretching it.
Let’s just call it N-tylol. Jesus that’s how they came up with Tylenol.
Paracetamol is the correct generic name in English outside of north America, and is broadly used throughout Europe/middle east and Africa as the generic name.
Acetaminophen is the generic name largely only in north america
I got that part. It was mainly the why.
Japan apparently uses acetaminophen.
America is the only country that allows direct to consumer drug marketing.
Not true.
And New Zealand