modern pill was invented quite by accident in 1843 by the british artist, writer and inventor william brockconking for a way to get a durable and soft drawing lead. one day brookton. i put it in a lead tube. potassium carbonate powder, which the doctor prescribed for his stomach pain, flattening the tube with a sledgehammer in his hands. the artist turned out to be the prototype of a modern tablet - a white stylus, which had to be cut with a hacksaw into small pieces, convenient for placing in the mouth in 1844. the production method drugs new forms, was patented began the era of pharmaceutical. businesses today produce medicines in different forms from tablets and capsules to melon injections and patches. and it is often the same medicine. do they differ in their action and in what form the drug will be safer? i often have to deal with a situation where patients come to me and begin to recommend themselves. what form of the drug they prescribe injectable or tablet, they say that i do not i like injections or, on the contrary, they say that i do not like taking pills. please raise your hand. t