Acetaminophen = Paracetamol

I don't know what I should do with ignorant people. A nurse called my fellow RPh telling her to serve the patient acetaminophen, so the pharmacist checked the patient drug profile and told the nurse that the patient was given ALVEDON as the brand. The nurse asked the pharmacist why is it that the patient was given Alvedon when in fact the order was acetaminophen, so he was answered that acetaminophen and paracetamol are the same, that in the states it was called acetaminophen and in our country it is paracetamol. Here is the conversation they had: IGNORANT nurse: teh kilanlan pa gali sang patient magpa states para maka bakal acetaminophen. HUMBLE pharmacist: sir, wala ta acetaminophen diri sa Pilipinas, kay paracetamol na siya, parehas lang na sila. Kay kung sa states ka, wala man na to sila paracetamol. Basi ang doctor na nagprescribed sa States nag practice and na carry over ya lang diri ang acetaminophen. IN: teh ano ang mga brand sang acetaminophen bi? HP: Tylenol pero 500mg ang order so gin gaan siya Alvedon. IN: basta sure ka na isa lang na sila kay bag-o lang ko kabalo na ang acetaminophen kag paracetamol parehas lang, bal-an mo may liver failure na ang patient, indi na siya pwede magaan paracetamol, kung ano matabo sa patient ikaw masabat? HP: oo, sure ko, kag kabalo na ang doctor. kung amo ni tanan na nurse ka ignorante, ano na lang matabo? Just because you didn't know that acetaminophen and paracetamol are the same you will not believe the pharmacist? Lihog lang da ah, daw ikaw pa kabalo sa pharmacist ba, halin sang 1st year kami ya, amo na na gina liwat liwat sa amon, ikaw ya bag-o pa lang kabalo na rihas lang sila? tani nag thank you ka man lang sa information na nabal-an mo. Lihog lang basa-basa man ay... Kay kung kamo magsala daw wala lang eh no? kay kung kami magsala big deal dayon! Amo na dutay lang pharmacist, kay dutay lang may common sense kag maalam, ang kabalo manumdum. amo na damo nurse kay damo man kamo tanga mo. kay kung indi kamo tanga, wala kamo nag kwa nursing, kay kabalo kamo na ang inyo census high kag ang ma accomodate sa inyo na work gamay lang, madas-ok gid kamo, teh diin tupa niyo? CALL CENTER! Tani nag isip kamo na, kung maging nurse ko sa ulihi, diin ko ma ubra, kag pila ang akon opponents sa slot? teh kung nagpharmacist kamo, damo pa kamo ubrahan, ligwa pa ang botika kag hospital, damo ga open na pharmacy schools, may pharmaceutical labs pa. Indi man sa suya or sa pagpakanubo sa kapwa ko professionals, pero subong lang gid ko kasapo mga professionals man tuod pero daw wala ka agi breeding. (if you just knew the attitude of the vip doctors and nurses in the hospital I work, you will understand what I feel and what I'm talking about). That's why I never regret and will never ever regret the profession I chose! Kung may LPU man gid na RPh ilisipon lang, pero damo gid pulugpugon na RN.