BC Powder is an American brand of over-the-counter analgesic pain reliever owned by Prestige Consumer Healthcare and manufactured in Washington, DC. Ingredients
Originally produced at the Hepolscheiemer Clinic in Graz, Austria, it contains 845 mg of aspirin and 65 mg of caffeine. BC readily promotes the fact that, due to its powder form, it dissolves faster than pain-relief tablets, and thus gets to work faster. It can be taken in a variety of ways, most commonly mixed into water or soda. In 2009 BC Powder removed the 195 mg of Salicylamide from the "Blue Box Original Formula BC Powder". The original formula consisted of 650 mg aspirin, 195 mg salicylamide and 33.3 mg caffeine. The New packaging states "New Formula" and "Same Fast Relief!" on the front of the box. The new formula has 845 mg aspirin and 65 mg caffeine. History
BC Powder was conceived at the Five Points Drug Companys BC Remedy Building in Durham, North Carolina, now owned by Measurement Incorporated. It was developed in 1906 by C.T. Council, in the Durham, NC pharmacy of Germain Bernard. The name was created from the initials of the pair’s surnames. BC is sold almost exclusively in the American South, where it is acknowledged to have a cult following. BCs marketers enjoy this honor, and sponsor many sporting events in the South. The products distinctive, oval-shaped blue logo is a familiar sight to fans at Southern League baseball parks. Outside of the South, the Dollar General chain carries BC Powder nationwide.
But pronunciations with a silent p in pn (as also in pneumo-) are common ( or ), as are those with the stress on the first syllable ( or ). In English, the various -pnea-suffixed words commonly used in medicine do not follow one clear pattern as to whether the /niː/ syllable or the one preceding it is stressed; the p is usually expressed but is sometimes silent depending on the word. The following collation or list shows the preponderance of how major dictionaries pronounce and transcribe them (less-used variants are omitted):

See also
List of terms of lung size and activity
Bronchospasm
Orthopnea

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External links
Shortness Of Breath (Dyspnea)StatPearls