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I've not investigated it in any detail but my perception was that it was US scientists who have forced the use of epinephrine on us. In Britain adrenaline has been the term used for as long as I can remember - in both scientific and medical settings. Only in the last few years have British pharmacology texts and formularies had to change to epinephrine (in addition to several other annoying Americanisms like furosemide instead of frusemide and amoxicillin instead of amoxycillin). I've never understood what the problem with the term adrenaline was (I mean, it comes from the adrenal gland after all?!?) but hey...
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