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Difference between paracetamol and acetaminophen ?
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Geography: In the U.S. It's called acetaminophen, but just about everyone else calls it paracetamol
Answered 11/28/2020
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No difference. : A rose by any other name is still a rose- as gertrude stein had said.
Answered 11/28/2020
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