We not only learn that Mr. Caramelo likes to receive compliments, we also talk about the history, design and social impact of medicinal compounds. It gets more personal as we talk about our own habits and experiences, and explore the deficits medicinal research is still showing when it comes to diversity and inclusion.
SOURCES:
The history of medicinal drugs:
https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/the-history-of-medicinal-drugs-helps-explain-our-relationship-with-them-today/
2015 study by the Federal Union of German Associations of Pharmacists (German):
https://www.spiegel.de/gesundheit/diagnose/medikamente-viele-menschen-nehmen-ueber-drei-pillen-zugleich-a-1055280.html
Production, shapes and history of pills (German):
https://www.goerlich-pharma.com/tablette-interessante-galenische-form/
Menstrual leave in Spain:
https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/02/16/spain-set-to-become-the-first-european-country-to-introduce-a-3-day-menstrual-leave-for-wo