At the time, there was a new drug called sulfa drugs that were kind of a forerunner of antibiotics.

当时，有种叫做药物的新药，它是抗生素的先驱。

So a chemist at this startup came up with the brilliant idea of dissolving the sulfa drug in diethylene glycol and then adding some raspberry flavoring to make it more palatable for the kids.

因此，这家初创公司的位化学家想个绝妙的主意，将药物溶解在二甘醇中，然后添加些覆盆子调味料，使其更适合孩子们。