Whether you call it acetaminophen (in the United States and Japan) or paracetamol (in Europe and most of the rest of the world), it's one of the most widely used pain relievers. It was first prepared by H. N. Morse in 1878.
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In England and Europe, Tylenol is sold under the name Paracetamol, and that's used for huge numbers of overdoses, which on the whole aren't lethal but leave the people with kidney damage and often of dialysis for the rest of their lives.
Ibuprofen and dexibuprofen medicines have been authorised in the EU through national approval procedures and have been available for many years under a wide range of trade names. They are available on prescription and over the counter.
A European panel on Monday backed tougher guidelines on ibuprofen after research found high doses of the popular painkiller were linked to a small increase in cardiac and stroke risk.