Do medicine have different names in different countries, particularly Greece and Canada?

Question

Hello,

I am a Greek who will go and live in Canada for a couple of years.

I was wondering if medicine here and there have different names..

That was the case when I was in France.

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

The name of the drugs will likely have the same name, but the brand names that they're sold under will probably be different.

For example, in Canada, I take Advil.  In the UK, they don't sell Advil, so I look for a bottle that says "ibprofen", because that's the name of the drug in Advil.