where does the name pepto bismol come from
Bismuth subsalicylate Pepto-Bismol began being sold in 1900[16] or 1901[17] by a doctor in New York. It was originally sold as a remedy for infant diarrhea by Norwich Pharmacal Company under the name "Bismosal: Mixture Cholera Infantum".[16] It was renamed Pepto-Bismol in 1919. Norwich Eaton Pharmaceuticals was acquired by Procter and Gamble in 1982.[18]