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Datril

Datril

7.7
A brand of pain medicine used to lower fever and ease mild pain
  • noun
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  • The doctor recommended Datril to help reduce my fever.

Examples

  • Some people prefer Datril over other brands for mild headaches.

  • I took Datril for my headache.

  • She always keeps a bottle of Datril in her medicine cabinet.

  • Have you ever used Datril for pain relief?

  • She always keeps a bottle of Datril in her medicine cabinet.

  • Some people prefer Datril over other brands for mild headaches.

  • The doctor recommended Datril to help reduce my fever.

Synonyms

Tylenol
vsDatril
  • US
33 3.0

A brand of medicine used to reduce pain and lower fever

is another trademarked brand of the same active pain and fever medicine
acetaminophen
vsDatril
  • Specialized
11 4.1

A common pain medicine that reduces fever but not swelling

is a trademarked brand name version rather than the generic drug
Panadol
vsDatril
1 3.1

A common medicine tablet that reduces pain and lowers fever

is a different trademarked brand of the same active pain and fever medicine

Surface Forms

Datril singular
Datrils plural

Etymology

Datril is a brand name for the common pain and fever medicine acetaminophen, also called paracetamol. Brand names are often short and made-up, so a helpful way to remember Datril is to think of it like Tylenol, another name for 'a mild pain and fever reducer'.