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I found it very frustrating you cannot buy paracetamol in Japan. I wonder if the know something we don’t…

bdowling 5y ago
It's sold under the name アセトアミノフェン (acetaminophen) in Japan. http://www.survivingnjapan.com/2011/01/how-to-find-tylenol-in-japan.html http://www.survivingnjapan.com/2011/01/how-to-find-tylenol-i...
- andy_ppp 5y ago
  Okay, but as it says in the article most normal pharmacies don’t sell it, they said look for larger ones near train stations. I did look for it many times. And Japanese people are certainly not in the business of regularly taking Tylenol etc.
  - ekianjo 5y ago
    wrong on all counts. https://www.bufferin.net/ https://www.bufferin.net/ It's heavily advertised and available in every drug store in Japan (you don't even need to go to pharmacies!).
    - frivoal 5y ago
      Pretty sure bufferin is aspirin, not paracetamol.
      - ekianjo 5y ago
        Some versions contain Aspirin, other contain Paracetamol like this one: https://www.bufferin.net/products/premiumdx.htm https://www.bufferin.net/products/premiumdx.htm and they all use the same brand name
- el_don_almighty 5y ago
  Before I started visiting, I was told that TABASCO was the key to surviving Japan because it goes with everything; fish eyes, ink sacks, sea urchin guts, etc... 20-years later I realize how delicious nearly everything is on its own. (I still don't recommend any of the aforementioned, especially while wearing a white shirt)
ekianjo 5y ago
You must be kidding. It's everywhere and a major ingredient of Bufferin which is one of the most popular OTCs.
- andy_ppp 5y ago
  I remember finding Bufferin actually but I didn’t understand the long ingredients list so never tried it.
ninjin 5y ago
I admit that navigating a Japanese pharmacy can be complicated as a non-native, but I can tell you that I for a fact have two boxes of the following behind me: https://www.tylenol.jp/products-tylenol https://www.tylenol.jp/products-tylenol If you were hunting for paracetamol during the pandemic, it could be that it was all sold out because it has been recommended as the medicine to counter COVID-19 symptoms and if there is anything I trust people in Japan to do it is to be able to stock up on things at a time of emergencies.

It's sold under the name アセトアミノフェン (acetaminophen) in Japan. http://www.survivingnjapan.com/2011/01/how-to-find-tylenol-in-japan.html http://www.survivingnjapan.com/2011/01/how-to-find-tylenol-i...

andy_ppp 5y ago
Okay, but as it says in the article most normal pharmacies don’t sell it, they said look for larger ones near train stations. I did look for it many times. And Japanese people are certainly not in the business of regularly taking Tylenol etc.
- ekianjo 5y ago
  wrong on all counts. https://www.bufferin.net/ https://www.bufferin.net/ It's heavily advertised and available in every drug store in Japan (you don't even need to go to pharmacies!).
  - frivoal 5y ago
    Pretty sure bufferin is aspirin, not paracetamol.
    - ekianjo 5y ago
      Some versions contain Aspirin, other contain Paracetamol like this one: https://www.bufferin.net/products/premiumdx.htm https://www.bufferin.net/products/premiumdx.htm and they all use the same brand name
el_don_almighty 5y ago
Before I started visiting, I was told that TABASCO was the key to surviving Japan because it goes with everything; fish eyes, ink sacks, sea urchin guts, etc... 20-years later I realize how delicious nearly everything is on its own. (I still don't recommend any of the aforementioned, especially while wearing a white shirt)

ekianjo 5y ago

You must be kidding. It's everywhere and a major ingredient of Bufferin which is one of the most popular OTCs.

andy_ppp 5y ago
I remember finding Bufferin actually but I didn’t understand the long ingredients list so never tried it.

ninjin 5y ago

I admit that navigating a Japanese pharmacy can be complicated as a non-native, but I can tell you that I for a fact have two boxes of the following behind me: https://www.tylenol.jp/products-tylenol https://www.tylenol.jp/products-tylenol If you were hunting for paracetamol during the pandemic, it could be that it was all sold out because it has been recommended as the medicine to counter COVID-19 symptoms and if there is anything I trust people in Japan to do it is to be able to stock up on things at a time of emergencies.