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[–] 1 point 1 year ago* (2 children)

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.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    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

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