My cousin has had stomach problems these past few days and is taking Pepto Bismol. The one thing that I've always wondered is why is it pink? Then of course after watching those Target commercials online you start to wonder (because while they tell you to ask their pharmacists, I'm pretty sure they don't want to answer such stupid questions). You never see medicine in different colors unless 1. it's those nasty liquid Tylenol kids medications or 2. you're high and everything has a different color. Well, Pepto Bismol is pink partly because of a chemical known as Bismuth Subsalicylate. This chemical compound (in its raw form) contains a light pink color. I guess as a marketing strategy, the Pepto Bismol company decided to enhance the pink color by adding red dye in order to make the color stand out, hence Pepto Bismol has been bright pink ever since. It worked. Everyone knows that Pepto Bismol is pink. They have some smart people working at those companies... In that case, I should invent the first rainbow colored aspirin tablet.
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