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Re:Acetaminophen reduces empathy for pain (2016) by Lanthanide on Sunday July 02, 2017 @02:18PM (#14683667)
From wiki:

"Both acetaminophen and paracetamol come from a chemical name for the compound: para-acetylaminophenol and para-acetylaminophenol."

The former is the name used by the United States Adopted Name (USAN) while the latter is the (International Nonproprietary Name (INN) one.

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Re:Acetaminophen reduces empathy for pain (2016) by ac29 on Monday July 03, 2017 @04:07PM (#14691014)
Same for Tylenol (most common branded version of the drug, at least in the US): para-acetylaminophenol
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Re:Acetaminophen reduces empathy for pain (2016) by saghm on Monday July 03, 2017 @12:53PM (#14689677)
Ah, that explains why I've only heard the name acetaminophen (I'm an American)
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