The history behind aspirin 81

Re:The history behind aspirin 81 by xorcist on Sunday November 26, 2023 @06:46PM (#38426415)

If anyone else wonders, Aspirin is a trade name for regular ASA (acetylsalicylic acid) painkillers.

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Re:The history behind aspirin 81 by ggm on Sunday November 26, 2023 @08:29PM (#38427068)

The word became the generic in Europe after WW1 and is said to come from the acquisition of Bayer IPR in war reparations.

I think like Thermos and Hoover they just didn't trade mark police adequately.

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Re:The history behind aspirin 81 by Reason077 on Sunday November 26, 2023 @10:50PM (#38427825)

Likewise “Heroin”. Also an originally a trade name marketed by Bayer & Co.

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