[Magdalen] Why not named paracetamol in the US? was Prayer pats unhappy gut

[ME Michaud]

Tradition is to the community what memory is to the individual.
-John O'Donohue, I think.

True in church.
True also for the FDA, I guess.
-M


On Fri, Dec 23, 2016 at 6:16 AM, Kristin Rollins <kristin at verumsolum.com>
wrote:

> 'The FDA has rules about drug names, and the "mol" ending implies a drug
> of a different class in the US, so the makers had to come up with a
> different name. The same applies to other common drugs: UK's salbutamol
> became albuterol on introduction into the US. Drugs often are used in
> the UK before they're released to use in the US, so we have to put up
> with these inconveniences.'
>
> I couldn't find any confirmation from anything close to an "official" or
> "reliable" site, but since none of us are going to be relying upon the
> information for any decisions, I'll share this, despite the risk that it
> may not be accurate.
>
> ObAng: If it isn't accurate, it's an example of coming up with
> explanations, even if we don't understand what we wish explained. :) I
> have heard many of those in the churches of my experience.
>
> Kristin
>
> --
>   Kristin Rollins
>   kristin at verumsolum.com
>   Portsmouth, VA
>
> On Thu, Dec 22, 2016, at 02:15 PM, Scott Knitter wrote:
> > Paracetamol = Acetaminophen (don't know why the USA has its own
> > generic name for this: "-aceta-" seems to be the common bit).
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 12:51 PM,  <sally.davies at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I do feel a bit better this evening, after a day's rest, with plenty of
> > > fluids, paracetamol and antispasmodics.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Scott R. Knitter
> > Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>