While paracetamol wasn't invented or "made" in a single country, it was first clinically proven and marketed in both the United States and the United Kingdom.
Here's a breakdown:
- United States: Paracetamol first went on sale in the United States in 1955 under the brand name Tylenol.
- United Kingdom: In 1956, 500 mg tablets of paracetamol were sold in the United Kingdom under the trade name Panadol. These were produced by Frederick Stearns & Co, which was a subsidiary of Sterling Drug Inc.
Therefore, it's more accurate to say the United States and the United Kingdom were the first countries where paracetamol was commercially available as a medicine.
