3 ms·No, Americans only know brand names because #capitalism.by erhaetherth 3y agoNo, Americans only know brand names because #capitalism.gwd 3y ago...that's why everyone in the UK has a Hoover. The most common term I've heard for {acetominophen, ibuprofen, etc} in the US is "pain killer".mcv 3y agoSo aggressive. In Dutch it's a pijnstiller, or "pain silencer".