Advil’s Curious Name

Have you ever noticed that if you replace the D in Advil with an N, the word is anvil? How much do you want to bet that drug company employees brainstormed product names while eating doughnuts at a conference table — and laughed hysterically when someone suggested Anvil?

Last Updated on July 22, 2013 by Kerrie Smyres

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    Kerrie Smyres, The Daily Headache's founder, is a writer, patient advocate, and small business owner who has lived with chronic migraine for nearly 40 years.

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