[OC] Anyone else insist on using the generic name for all meds? - eviltoast

Image: 4 panels organized in a rectangle following a sequential order like a comic strip. The first panel is of a man with a very serious face stating, “Hey man, got any diphenhydramine?” The second panel is a grainy picture of the actor Robert Downey Jr. with a slightly inquisitive face and saying, “What’s that?” The third panel is an identical copy of the first image and saying, “Benadryl the allergy medicine.” The fourth and final panel is a grainy picture of Bobby rolling his eyes and taking a deep breath.

Edit: Tony Start -> Robert Downey Jr. I didn’t know that Tony Stark was a character Robert Downey Jr. played 🤦‍♂️

  • HopFlop@discuss.tchncs.de
    5·
    8 months ago

    As a non-American, I have never heard any of those “trade-names” and wouldn’t know what you’re talking about.

    • tourist@lemmy.world
      5·
      8 months ago

      In that case I’d be happy to clarify

      Tylenol: Paracetamol. Widely used non addictive pain medication. According to Wikipedia some German trade names are: Captin, Benuron, Enelfa.

      Benadryl: Diphenhydramine. Allergy medicine. They kinda just throw it in every cold medicine, it feels like. Can’t find specifically what trade names they use in Germany.

      Advil: Ibuprofen. Pain medication. Other trade names usually just prefix a random word with “Ibu”

      Xanax: Alprazolam. Anxiety medication. Surprised you haven’t heard of this. American hiphop turned it into a household name at this point.

      Effexor: Venlafaxine. Antidepressant.

      Prozac: Fluoxetine. Antidepressant. Called Fluctin in Germany?

      Klonopin: Clonazepam. Anxiety medication. Think they also call it Rivotril in Germany.

      • HopFlop@discuss.tchncs.de
        4·
        8 months ago

        Interesting. Diphenhydramine (US name Benadryl) is apparently banned as a medication in Germany, thats why you couldnt find any trade names…

        Paracetamol and Ibuprofen (thats what they are commonly called here) are relatively common, the others I dont know. But dont you need a prescription for the last four?

        • tourist@lemmy.world
          1·
          8 months ago

          Ah that clears things up. There are newer and safer antihistamines than diphenhydramine, so I can probably guess why it’s banned.

          Yeah those last four are prescription only