The XStraw, a new product from the company Dose Sipping Technology (DS Technology), makes taking
medicine much more pleasant for children and the elderly. Many children pull a disgusted face when they have to take bitter-tasting medicine and elderly people who have trouble swallowing can
find taking oral medicine a challenge. The XStraw drinking straw makes medicine taste much better.
http://www.epmmagazine.com/technology/drinking-straw-avoids-need-to-swallow-bitter-pills/