On: Words known better in the US than in the UK, and v...

[nwiswell]

Is acetaminophen not available OTC in the UK? I am baffled by the disparity otherwise.

[nly → nwiswell]

We call it paracetamol. You will also find Aspirin is rarely used OTC here.

[nwiswell → nly]

> 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 → nwiswell]

Now 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