Paracetamol or Tylenol?

[nightmare, RN]

Can anyone tell me what is the US equivalent of Paracetamol? Is it Tylenol or something else.I bought a Mosby's drug guide only to find it is the American version so some drugs will have different names.

Does anyone know of a website that gives the different names internationally for common drugs.

[pickledpepperRN]

Paracetamol, acetaminophen, and Tylenol are the same medication.

[nightmare, RN]

Thanks for that Spacenurse.

[pickledpepperRN]

You are very welcome nightmare.

Do you work night shift?

Just guessing because of your user name.

[nightmare, RN]

Yes ,16 years in same place!

[pickledpepperRN]

I've been working night shift since 1980.

[nightmare, RN]

Did night shift in neurology in the 70's then a break for kids.

Do you know of any websites with different drug names on it by any chance.

[pickledpepperRN]

Recently we had a patient from Japan. She had her medications but none of our medication books or web sites were in Japanese.

Our nigh shift laboratory technician is from Japan. She translated for us. It was a diuretic, potassium, and blood pressure medication. Her son spoke English but didn't know the medication names.

http://www.pharmweb.net/

You have to join to access this one. All the hospitals I know of have the PDR book on every unit - http://www.pdr.net/login/Login.aspx

Good for patients visiting from other countries - http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/reports/confusingnames.html

[nightmare, RN]

Thanks Spacenurse,PDR Health looks like I might find the answers on.

[pickledpepperRN]

Thanks Spacenurse,PDR Health looks like I might find the answers on.

I hope so.

What time is it in Scotland now?

It is 10:45 am here.

[nursemike, ASN, RN]

Had a patient, once, whose orders included one that said, "Absolutely no narcotics." So, of course, the patient was on the call light for pain relief all night. Offered everything available--"No, that doesn't work for me..." So I paged the physician and he said I should tell her she could have some Paracetamol.

I'm still not entirely sure of the ethics of that, but by that point I was ready to try anything. Our hospital, which buys generic everything, stocks acetaminophen that has "Tylenol" printed prominently on every tablet. So much for that idea.

Later, the patient did get rowdy enough that the doctor ordered lorazepam. As I was about to give, the patient implored me to "push it fast."

I've seen that "no narcs" order several times since then, and it curdles my blood every time.

[nightmare, RN]

I hope so.

What time is it in Scotland now?

It is 10:45 am here.

sorry spacenurse,had to go away,at the time of your post it was o6.38 pm here.