The medication paracetamol (INN) ( or ), also known as acetaminophen (USAN) (), is sold around the world under a number of different brand names. Common brand names include Tylenol, Excedrin, Calpol, and Panadol.

Tylenol

Tylenol is a brand of drugs advertised for reducing pain, reducing fever, and relieving the symptoms of allergies, cold, cough headache, and influenza. The active ingredient of its original flagship product is paracetamol. The brand name "Tylenol" is owned by Kenvue. the brand was used in Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, Lebanon, Myanmar, Oman, Philippines, Switzerland, Thailand, the United States, and Vietnam.

Calpol Calpol is a brand of children's medicine sold in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, India, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Kenya, Malta, Philippines and Turkey. The main product is a paracetamol suspension, branded as Calpol Infant Suspension. It is usually a coloured syrup with a sweet taste, and is used to treat fever and pain. In 2016 it was the second biggest selling branded over-the-counter medication sold in Great Britain, with sales of £66.3 million.

Calpol also comes in a form containing ibuprofen, marketed under the name Calprofen. Calpol Night, a product containing paracetamol and an antihistamine, was listed for use from 2+ months. However, this was changed and it is now only considered suitable for children over the age of 6 years.

History Calpol was launched in 1959 by English pharmaceutical company, Calmic Ltd, based in Crewe, Cheshire; the company's name was an abbreviation of Cheshire and Lancashire Medical Industries Corporation, which moved from Lancashire to Crewe Hall in 1947. The Calpol brand name is likely a combination of 'Calmic' and 'paracetamol'. Calmic was acquired by Wellcome (today GlaxoSmithKline) in 1966, and Calpol became one of Wellcome's best-selling UK products in the 1980s. The brand was later owned by Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, which was acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 2006. Calpol is today a brand of Johnson & Johnson's McNeil Consumer Healthcare subsidiary; in 2020, Calpol was the UK's top-selling paediatric analgesic product with sales worth £60.1 million.

Panadol

Panadol is one of Haleon's trade names for paracetamol or acetaminophen. According to Haleon, Panadol is marketed in 85 countries, including Australia, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Egypt, Finland, France, Greece, Honduras, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Korea, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, the Philippines, Peru, Puerto Rico, Pakistan, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Vietnam, Malta, Uruguay, North Korea and Oman.

History After it was first introduced only in clinics in 1953, Panadol started its commercial business in 1955 by Phillips, Scott & Turner, which was acquired by Frederick Stearns & Co, a subsidiary of Sterling Drug Inc. It was advertised as being "gentle on the stomach", since other analgesic agents at the time contained aspirin, a known stomach irritant. In 1955, Panadol was introduced to hospitals in the United Kingdom. Panadol was originally available only by prescription in the UK, but is now available over the counter. In 1983, Sterling introduced Panadol to the United States market. In 1988 Sterling Winthrop was acquired by Eastman Kodak which sold the worldwide over the counter drug business to SmithKline Beecham in 1994.SEC Info| Eastman Kodak Co | 8-K | For 6/30/94 Two weeks later, SmithKline Beecham sold the over-the-counter medication business in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico to Bayer for US$1 billion. However, North American rights to Panadol were retained by SmithKline. It has been called "one of the most-frequently counterfeited medicines in the world."

Other formulations and packaging Panadol is sold in different formulations and packaging with different names.

Panadol Extra, an S2 pharmacy-only medicine in Australia, combines 65 mg of caffeine with 500 mg of paracetamol per tablet. Caffeine may improve the analgesic effect of paracetamol. Studies have reached conflicting conclusions regarding the clinical significance of this incremental pain relief.

Panadol Osteo and Panadol Extend Tablets are modified-release formulations of paracetamol. Panadol Osteo is marketed in Australia and New Zealand; its immediate to sustained release ratio is 33% to 66%.

Panadol Rapid Handipak is Panadol Rapid packaged in a slim container of ten 500 mg caplets, designed to appeal to Australian women who are 20 to 35 years of age.

Panadol Cold and Catarrh contains three active ingredients: paracetamol, phenylephrine hydrochloride as a nasal decongestant, and chlorpheniramine maleate to prevent certain allergies.

Panadol Cold and Flu and Panadol Fever and Congestion both combine paracetamol with phenylephrine hydrochloride as a nasal decongestant.

Other brand names + Common brand names include: Brand name Countries Acamol Chile, Israel, Kenya Ace Bangladesh, Kenya Acet Canada, Philippines, Singapore Acetalgin Switzerland Adol Egypt, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates Aeknil India, Philippines Alvedon Sweden, PhilippinesApap Poland Apiretal Paraguay, Spain Atamel Venezuela Atasol Canada Ben-u-ron Portugal Biogesic Hong Kong, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore Buscapina Argentina, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador, Uruguay, Peru, MexicoCaffetinBosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Romania, Russian Federation, North Macedonia, Servia, SloveniaCalonalJapan Calpol Cyprus, India, Ireland, Kuwait, Lithuania, Malta, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom Cemol Thailand, PhilippinesCentamolBangladesh Cetamol Egypt, Oman, Nepal, Tunisia, Thailand Co-Tipol Malta Coldex Egypt, Israel, Tunisia Coldrex Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Lithuania, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia Cotibin Chile Crocin India Dafalgan Belgium, Egypt, France, Kuwait, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Morocco, Portugal, Switzerland Daleron Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia Depon Cyprus, Greece Dexamol Israel Dolex Colombia, Pakistan, Uruguay Doliprane Algeria, France, India, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia Dolo India Dumin Indonesia Efferalgan Bulgaria, Croatia, Egypt, Estonia, France, Georgia, Italy, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Tunisia Enelfa Germany, Luxembourg, Malta, Oman Europain Hong Kong Excedrin France, Georgia, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Kuwait, Netherlands, Oman, Peru, Portugal, Turkey, United States Febrectal Spain Febricet Bosnia & Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Serbia Febridol AustraliaFenmol PakistanFep IndiaFepamol India Fervex Bulgaria, Estonia, France, Georgia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, TunisiaFevadol Kuwait, Oman, Pakistan Gelocatil SpainGelonida Germany Gesic BangladeshGripex Bulgaria, Lithuania, Poland, Tunisia Gripin Paraguay, TurkeyGrippostad Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, SpainHecamol Taiwan Hedex Bangladesh, Ireland, United KingdomHepa BangladeshHipa BangladeshIlvico Portugal, Spain Influbene Austria, Bulgaria, RomaniaIpramol Pakistan Kafa Switzerland Kitadol Chile, Paraguay, Peru, UruguayKodone Guatemala Lekadol Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia Lupocet Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia Mexalen Austria, HungaryMigraleve Ireland, Israel, Malta, Portugal, United KingdomMinamol Turkey Minoset TurkeyNalsarac Vietnam Napa Bangladesh, Pakistan, Singapore Napadol Bangladesh Neo-Percodan MexicoNeopap United States Nikold Georgia PainQuil United States Pamol Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Indonesia, Lithuania, New Zealand, Sweden Panado South Africa Panadol Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom Panamax Australia, TaiwanPanda Jordan, Oman Panodil Denmark, Iceland, Norway, SwedenPanoxen Russian FederationPanreliv Philippines Paracet Bosnia & Herzegovina, Iceland, Israel, Norway, TurkeyParalen Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Paramax Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Slovakia, United Kingdom Paramed Tunisia Paramol Egypt, Israel, Kuwait, Paraguay, Romania, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom Paratabs Iceland Parol Turkey, Georgia Perdolan Belgium, Luxembourg Perfalgan Austria, Egypt, Estonia, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, New Zealand, Oman, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom Pinex Denmark, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden Plicet Croatia, North Macedonia Pyrenol Bangladesh Pyrigesic India Revanin Kuwait, Oman Rubophen HungarySanipirina ItalySanmol Indonesia Santa Cold GeorgiaSaridon Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Oman, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Spain Sumagesic Indonesia Tachipirin Venezuela Tachipirina Italy Tafirol Argentina, Mexico, Paraguay Tapsin Chile, Peru Tempra Canada, Ecuador, Egypt, Indonesia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mexico, Philippines, Venezuela Termalgin Spain Termorex Indonesia Thomapyrin Austria, Croatia, Germany, Turkey Tipol Malta TriaminicItaly Tylenol Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, Oman, Paraguay, Philippines, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, United States, Uruguay, VenezuelaUltracet Brazil, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Venezuela Uphamol Malaysia Valadol United States Vermidon Turkey Xumadol Chile, Peru, Portugal, Spain Zolben Chile, Switzerland, Uruguay

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