Because parrots eat em all (say it fast) )and he was very upset that I didn't laugh because I didn't know what paracetamol was!
Heh. Ancient joke. Actually paracetamol isn't a brand name - it's another version of the chemical name.
I argued with The Girl, who is not British, about this for years. She refused to believe that acetaminophen and paracetamol were the same thing. She'd been importing Tylenol for years, claiming it worked better than cheap paracetamol from the pharmacy down the road. She was most upset when I eventually proved to her they were exactly the same thing. (I nearly had to demonstrate with actual chemistry.)
Do you (not just Vortex; the general "you") think that more people ignore the limits given on the bottle of an OTC drug, or adhere to them? Because I know a ton of people who REFUSE to ever take more of any OTC drug than the bottle says, even when I point out that when the same drug is prescribed, the dose is 2x that amount. Like ibuprofen.
I will ask if it's safe if the "recommended" dose isn't doing the trick. For example, my doctor was prescribing 600Mg of naprosen for my cramps. 30 pills was a $12 co pay. However, my doctor suggested that I buy Aleve, which comes in 250mg tablets. Taking three aleve is cheaper than $12 prescription pills, and my doctor gave me the okay for that dose, since he knows that I only take it three days a month.
Random pronunciation question - do y'all pronounce naproxen as na-PROX-en or NAP-per-sen? The first time I ever heard it was as the 2nd way, but I suspect that might have been just my oh-so-southern roommate.
I think that it's two different generic names? naproxen and naprosen? Teppy?
na-PROX-en
I say it that way because of the full name of the drug, which is Naproxen sodium
naproxen and naprosen?
It's "Naprosyn," with a "y," not an "e," which is the brand name of naproxen.
I think Naproxen is the generic and Naprosen is the brand name?
Cap'n Crunch: (whom I just discovered has a first name- Horatio)
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I chose my dress for the RITA ceremony this year. Since I have no official function as either a nominee or presenter, I decided to go the cocktail dress route. Dark purple jersey with a beaded waist detail.
I fear I may look like a giant eggplant, but that can't be helped. At least I have killer shoes to go with.
Advil doesn't do shit for my pain, but two extra strength tylenol, and I'm good to go.
In this, Vortex and I are complete opposites. As far as I'm concerned, Tylenol is just a cruel joke.
