Image: 4 panels organized in a rectangle following a sequential order like a comic strip. The first panel is of a man with a very serious face stating, “Hey man, got any diphenhydramine?” The second panel is a grainy picture of the actor Robert Downey Jr. with a slightly inquisitive face and saying, “What’s that?” The third panel is an identical copy of the first image and saying, “Benadryl the allergy medicine.” The fourth and final panel is a grainy picture of Bobby rolling his eyes and taking a deep breath.

Edit: Tony Start -> Robert Downey Jr. I didn’t know that Tony Stark was a character Robert Downey Jr. played 🤦‍♂️

  • robotica@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    ITT: Americans who can’t fathom generic medicine names

    Tylenol isn’t the medicine, paracetamol is. I love having grown up in a European country which mandates pharmacies to very clearly inform you, not just in some fuck ass place, but repeat to you 3 times, that there is a cheaper generic version which does the same thing.

    • wyrmroot@programming.dev
      1·
      1 year ago

      This is probably the worst example to choose, because in the US the generic name is acetaminophen. This is a case where the brand name actually unites understanding of a drug whose chemical name differs by location.

      That being said, I still agree with the spirit, let’s stick to referring to the drug and not the brand.

      • Codeviper828@lemmus.orgEnglish
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        4 days ago

        Thank you, I thought I was losing it. I never knew Tylenol used different stuff in different countries, cool!