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September 22, 2012 8:00 am
Aspirin is now a generic drug, but it was once a brand-name product made by Bayer. It's just one of many genericized trademarks, also known as proprietary eponyms, which includes not only aspirin, but kerosene, dry ice, and cellophane. This is part of a complete episode.
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November 22, 2025 10:19 pm
If you hear "Bring me some aspirin" could that mean that they want Tylenol or Advil, for instance, or does it mean strictly aspirin?
November 23, 2025 9:07 am
It could! Though I'm not sure that "aspirin" is generic fully in that way. It is already generic in one way, as "Asprin" used to be a brand name.