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Possibly a dumb question, by why is it called acetaminophen in some places and paracetamol in others? Neither of them are a brand name AFAIK.
by joosters 14y ago
Possibly a dumb question, by why is it called acetaminophen in some places and paracetamol in others? Neither of them are a brand name AFAIK.
- Rinum 14y agoIts chemical name is para-acetylaminophenol. That's what the names acetaminophen and paracetamol are derived from. para-ACETylAMINOPHENol PARa-ACETylAMinophenOL
- spicyj 14y agopara-aceTYLaminophENOL
- icegreentea 14y agoThe full chemical name (but not the IUPAC name) is N-acetyl-para-aminophenol. Acetaminophen and paracetamol are just various shortenings of the name. Likely whatever is popular in a location just comes down to whatever dominant drug manufacturer chose to call it in their public facing material.