The World on Tylenol: How a 3-Cent Pill Became the Planet’s Shared Coping Mechanism
Acetaminophen, a.k.a. paracetamol, a.k.a. the white-collar painkiller your mother, your doctor, and the corner pharmacy on three continents swear by, is quietly conquering the planet one headache at a time. While diplomats bicker over carbon caps and trade routes, 150 billion tablets of this humble molecule slip across borders every year—no visa, no import tariff,…