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Is acetaminophen not available OTC in the UK? I am baffled by the disparity otherwise.
by nwiswell 5y ago
Is acetaminophen not available OTC in the UK? I am baffled by the disparity otherwise.
- nly 5y agoWe call it paracetamol. You will also find Aspirin is rarely used OTC here.
- nwiswell 5y ago> We call it paracetamol. And at that looks like acetaminophen is the "adopted" (made up) name -- huh. The chemical name is N-acetyl-para-aminophenol, which explains why I see it called "APAP" in medical contexts.
- nly 5y agoNow try and lookup "TCP" One big difference in the UK to the US is we seem to use far fewer brand names when it comes to medicine. Except Savlon. Savlon is forever in everyones childhood memories