100% of paracetamol itself is manufactured from oil. The paracetamol pills themselves also have stabilizer (preservatives / dessican) and filler (just to bulk out the pills, else they’d be tiny) which can come from multiple sources.
The main chemical synthesis precursor is phenol, which commercial industry extracted previously from coal & coal tar, but in modern ages it’s almost entirely from petroleum-derived feedstocks.
How much oil would there be in it ?
Most paracetamol in the UK is imported from India. The ships now have to go around SA to avoid the conflict, this is what has driven the price up.
100% of paracetamol itself is manufactured from oil. The paracetamol pills themselves also have stabilizer (preservatives / dessican) and filler (just to bulk out the pills, else they’d be tiny) which can come from multiple sources.
The main chemical synthesis precursor is phenol, which commercial industry extracted previously from coal & coal tar, but in modern ages it’s almost entirely from petroleum-derived feedstocks.