Helping medical professionals, travelers, tourists, and immigrants navigate medications

Ayudando a los profesionales de la salud, viajeros, turistas e inmigrantes a orientarse en los medicamentos

Why the Same Medication Can Have Different Names in Different Countries

A person holding a pill bottle marked Acetiminophen and a box marked Parecetemol, trying to understand what each is.

Imagine you’re in traveling in Latin America and need a medication you take regularly at home. You know its name in English, but the pharmacist doesn’t recognize it. You describe it, maybe show a photo of the bottle, and you’re still not sure you’re getting the right thing. This happens all the time to travelers […]