Talk:Paracetamol

Article likely should be redone.

I noted the PARACETAMOL - descriptor - minor comment - I am sure TYLENOL is the far bigger brand name - and I'm a Brit.

Agree with others - given how much paracetamol/tylenol is in use - the article almost seems dismissive. BeingObjective (talk) 20:15, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

A Brit living in the USA... 2A02:C7C:DA9E:C00:7D5E:3D8C:A61C:E1C4 (talk) 08:41, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

Really doesn't matter. The WHO approved name is paracetamol. Brand names discriminate between countries. 2A00:23C7:F311:701:64B3:BF04:34CA:EE17 (talk) 17:57, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Australian Drug Scheduling

Page currently refers to Paracetamol's Scheduling in Australia as "Rx Only" Since this is not a term used by the TGA to describe drug Scheduling, I believe it should be changed to say S4/S3/S2/Unscheduled. Kalebz456 (talk) 05:46, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

Name of Article

Shouldn't this article be titled "Acetaminophen" instead of "Paracetemol", given that this is the generic name for the substance in the United States (as well as Canada), as it notes? Of course, this depends on who the English edition of Wikipedia is for, but the number of English speakers in the United States is larger than that in the United Kingdom. Of course, Paracetemol should still redirect to it. Quadibloc (talk) 21:27, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

I agree, I was somewhat surprised seeing paracetamol as its primary name. Also, there's a citation needed on the list of places that use the name acetaminophen. Not sure who wrote this, but as others have said, this article probably needs an overhaul. Jordan112011 (talk) 04:12, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

as per the manual of style, consistency is all that matters, though international names for things should be used.

Seeing as the WHO uses paracetamol over acetaminophen, perhaps it should remain paracetamol. 2A02:C7C:DA9E:C00:7D5E:3D8C:A61C:E1C4 (talk) 08:38, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

The name "Paracetamol" is not in any way limited to use in British English. Apart from the countries listed in the note, the rest of the world uses "Paracetamol". The WHO International Nonproprietary Name is Paracetamol. Common name rules do not mean it has to follow the American norm, similar case with Aluminium. AlbusWulfricDumbledore (talk) 10:44, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

Error: Charles Gerhardt synthesized paracetamol in 1852

Presently this article states that "Paracetamol was first made … possibly in 1852 by Charles Frédéric Gerhardt." A number of sources also claim that French chemist Charles Gerhardt first synthesized paracetamol in 1852; however, suspiciously, those sources don't cite a primary source.

Here is a primary source (in French): Gerhardt, Charles (1853) "Recherches sur les acides organiques anhydres" [Investigations of anhydrides of organic acids] Annales de Chimie et de Physique, 3rd series, 37: 285-342.

(The article was also translated into German: Gerhardt, Charles (1853) "Untersuchungen über die wasserfreien organischen Säure" Annalen der Chemie, 87: 57-84, 149-179.)

In this article, Gerhardt describes the synthesis, composition, properties, and reactions of the anhydride form of various organic acids, including acetic anhydride. On p. 316, Gerhardt states that he synthesized "acétanilide" by reacting aniline with acetic anhydride; on pp. 328-329, he describes acetanilide's properties. Acetanilide can be degraded by the body into paracetamol; however, in this article, there is no mention of paracetamol per se.

So Gerhardt synthesized a precursor to paracetamol, but not paracetamol itself. VexorAbVikipædia (talk) 22:04, 2 February 2025 (UTC)