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Anadin

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Anadin is a brand of painkiller sold in the UK and Ireland, launched in 1932, originally by American pharmaceutical company Anacin and currently by Haleon.

Types

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Several different types of painkiller are sold under the brand.[1] As of April 2009, these include:

Criticism

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Along with other brands, Anadin's paracetamol tablets have been criticised for being overpriced compared to non-branded versions (e.g. in 2008 16 Anadin Paracetamol tablets each containing 500 mg of paracetamol cost around £2.09 while non-branded equivalents retailed for around £0.35).[3]

See also

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  • Anacin (American original brand launched in the UK as Anadin in 1932)[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Home". anadin.co.uk.
  2. ^ http://www.brandrepublic.com/InDepth/Features/188772/Superbrands-case-studies-Anadin/ Archived 2009-08-18 at the Wayback Machine Superbrands case studies: Anadin
  3. ^ "The great medicine rip-off". The Independent. 15 April 2008.
  4. ^ "Anadin brand". brandrepublic.com. Retrieved April 9, 2016.