Was Coca-Cola originally a cough medicine?

Yes. Coca-Cola was originally a cold medicine and later made into a drink. In 1886, in a pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia, the pharmacist Dr. John Pemberton had been trying to research a new drug to treat colds. After long-term and unremitting efforts, he finally concocted it in 1886. A pharmaceutical formula that can treat headaches and brain fever has been proven to be a good medicine for colds and is only sold in pharmacies.

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Later, because patients did not like the taste of this medicine when taking it, Dr. Pemberton began to study how to make this good medicine not only effective but also effective. Well, the patient also needs to like the taste. After a while, Dr. Pemberton once suggested that the patient take the drug with soda water. A surprising phenomenon occurred. When the patient took the drug with soda water, it tasted better than before. a lot of. As a result, the drug mixed with soda water began to be sold in beverage stores, and a new type of beverage, Coca-Cola, was favored by consumers in the market. Now many people may not realize that Coca-Cola was originally just a cold medicine.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Coca-Cola (brand)