Showing posts with label Univ. of Michigan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Univ. of Michigan. Show all posts
Sep 6, 2013
Origin of Pills
Before the turn of the 20th
century, patients who needed medicine either took it as a liquid or
a hard pill. However, the liquids often tasted terrible and the
pills usually didn't even dissolve in patients’ stomachs. In 1875,
William Upjohn, a University of Michigan student began experimenting
with new pill formulas that would be more effective. He is the main
reason pills are now such a convenient means of medication.
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