acetometophen or Tylenol

[Muses_nightmare]

This was something overheard between two of my coworkers the other day at work.

One of them (lets call her CW1) is complaining of being sore, or having a headache, or something along those lines, and the other (CW2) offers her some pain medication. Their conversation hurt my brain:

CW2: Here, I have some acetometophen here if you want.
CW1: Oh, no I can't take that, I can only take Tylenol.
(and as if this wasn't bad enough)

CW2: Oh, yeah, acetometophen is much stronger than Tylenol.

[Broomjockey]

*sigh* I can understand it, but I don't get it, ya know? You'd think with the bottle right there, they'd at least look at it though.

[Aethian]

*coughs* Uh yea.... *snerks* Much stronger... *ROTFL*

[fireheart]

sounds like someone didn't take chemistry in high school...

Although I took psychology and learnt about it that way :S

[wanderingjoe72]

So many people only know brand names, not what is actually in them. Sad state we are in. These are people that businesses make money off of since they buy the brand name and not the generic equivalent.

I avoid all of them all together since they do nothing for me. I have to go with aspirin for any type of pain relief.

[Broomjockey]

Quoth wanderingjoe72

I avoid all of them all together since they do nothing for me. I have to go with aspirin for any type of pain relief.

You mean acetylsalicylic acid?

[crazylegs]

I'm assuming then they're both the same thing...?

[Balgram]

Quoth Broomjockey

You mean acetylsalicylic acid?

Oh glory...

Yes, crazylegs, they're the same.

Yep. Me mum always bought the generic stuff (she used to be a doctor, so that's how she referred to the pills anyway). It took me the LONGEST time to make the reverse connection. I would ask for acetometophen, and I didn't know it was Tylenol. I don't think I've ever taken a brand name medicine before. I'm only recently working out what they all are.

[Broomjockey]

Quoth crazylegs

I'm assuming then they're both the same thing...?

Because of the content of the OP, I find this exceedingly humorous.

[crazylegs]

Quoth Broomjockey

Because of the content of the OP, I find this exceedingly humorous.

Really? We don't have tylenol available for general sale in the UK, it was but a wild stab in the dark.