
A spoonful of sugar or a spoonful of stevia?
What’s better to give my child, Tylenol or Advil? Acetaminophen or Ibuprofen?
We really shouldn’t be using brand names, but this question comes up often, and just like Kleenex or Band-aid or Post-it, we more often hear parents refer to the brand names than the generic names.
Tylenol is a brand name for acetaminophen. Sometimes on medicine labels it is listed as APAP.
Motrin and Advil are brand names for ibuprofen.
Acetaminophen and ibuprofen are the SAME in these two effects:
Both treat pain.
Both lower fever.
Here is how acetaminophen and ibuprofen are DIFFERENT: Continue Reading