Back in the 1960s, people turned to Contac’s “tiny time pills” to ease their cold and allergy symptoms for a full 12 hours. It was the first product to promise time-released relief. By 1986, Contac had suffered a tampering scare that led to the end of the iconic gelatin capsules filled with mini-pills. It probably seemed like a good time to use a futuristic health scanning center and lots of silver lame to introduce its new caplet formulation.
