BRFR Cake Stop 'breaking news' miscellany

[C R]

Yes, Nurofen which is why it was referenced to. Bloody expensive though which is why hardly anyone buys it.

Nurofen is ibuprofen, not paracetamol.

 

[briantrumpet]

In the US there is always a simple straightforward answer. Money.
Try watching scheduled TV there. The advert slots are mostly health related, and not in a good way. Tylenol is a major one.

Quite. Whenever there is single brand dominating the market in something out of patent (and cheap to make), I assume a massive market distortion. But (apart from a massive marketing budget, paid for by the consumer) I don't understand how that distortion is maintained in a well-functioning free market.

 

[Pblakeney]

Nurofen is ibuprofen, not paracetamol.

Sorry, my mistake.

See (with reference to other threads) people do learn, adjust their stance, and apologise.

 

[briantrumpet]

Is there even branded paracetamol in the UK?

Not that I'm aware. It's something like 70p for 16 Co-op paracetamol. More expensive in France, IIRC.

 

[secretsqirrel]

Yes, Nurofen which is why it was referenced to. Bloody expensive though which is why hardly anyone buys it.

Anadin I think, Nurofen is ibuprofen.

I can’t afford to mix those 2 up. 🤒

 

[briantrumpet]

Sorry, my mistake.

See (with reference to other threads) people do learn, adjust their stance, and apologise.

Whoa, boy, not on interweb forums. You've got so much to learn.

 

[C R]

Not that I'm aware. It's something like 70p for 12 Co-op paracetamol. More expensive in France, IIRC.

35p for generic ibuprofen or paracetamol in Aldi IIRC.

 

[briantrumpet]

35p for generic ibuprofen or paracetamol in Aldi IIRC.

I so rarely buy any that I might well be misremembering (or being ripped off by Co-op).

 

[C R]

Quite. Whenever there is single brand dominating the market in something out of patent (and cheap to make), I assume a massive market distortion. But (apart from a massive marketing budget, paid for by the consumer) I don't understand how that distortion is maintained in a well-functioning free market.

I remember once trying to buy ibuprofen at Minneapolis airport, the shop assistant only seemed to be aware of brand names, though I eventually found generic ibuprofen on their shop shelf.

 

[Pblakeney]

Whoa, boy, not on interweb forums. You've got so much to learn.

Maybe.
But not this lesson.

 

[Pross]

You mean like Nurofen? (I don't know the numbers; hopefully it isn't as dominant as Tylenol is!)

Calpol is probably the closer comparison in the UK, it's just a paracetamol mix but parents seem to go for the brand rather than a generic version (mainly as supermarkets only seem to sell the branded version).

 

[Pross]

Sorry, my mistake.

See (with reference to other threads) people do learn, adjust their stance, and apologise.

Surely you should have asked for proof or said 'that's not the point'?

 

[matticus]

Calpol is probably the closer comparison in the UK, it's just a paracetamol mix but parents seem to go for the brand rather than a generic version (mainly as supermarkets only seem to sell the branded version).

I've never bought Calpol, but now you mention it, yes I do hear lots of people talking about it!
(I only buy Nurofen if it's the only thing in the shop, but I certainly know people who talk about it in the same way I talk about Ibuprofen - it's what they buy 🤷‍♂️ )

 

[First Aspect]

The term Tylenol in the US is a bit like Hoover here. Doesn't necessarily mean Advil isn't referred to as Tylenol.

 

[First Aspect]

The term Tylenol in the US is a bit like Hoover here. Doesn't necessarily mean Advil isn't referred to as Tylenol.

Or vice versa. I think Tylenol itself is in the spotlight because the Gibbons in charge referred to it specifically.

I sense a lawsuit coming for that reason alone.