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Acetylsalicyl...

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Acetylsalicylic acid is the other name for paracetamol.

A

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B False
Paracetamol is chemically known as ‘acetaminophen’ whereas aspirin is chemically known as ‘acetylsalicylic acid’.
Therefore, the given statement is false.

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