x ▁and ▁its ▁system ▁of ▁adding ▁flav oring ▁to ▁otherwise ▁un pal atable ▁medic ines ▁to ▁make ▁them ▁easier ▁to ▁take . ▁ ▁K ram m ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Pot om ac , ▁Maryland . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁advert ising ▁design ▁and ▁became ▁an ▁art ▁director ▁for ▁an ▁ag ency . ▁After ▁developing ▁a ▁dis like ▁for ▁that ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁he ▁joined ▁his ▁father ' s ▁ph arm acy ▁firm ▁in ▁Washington ▁as ▁a ▁business ▁manager . ▁ ▁F lav ored ▁medicine ▁K ram m ' s ▁young est ▁daughter ▁began ▁suffering ▁ep ile ptic ▁se iz ures ▁weeks ▁after ▁her ▁birth ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁Once ▁she ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁from ▁the ▁hospital , ▁she ▁b alk ed ▁at ▁the ▁multiple ▁daily ▁dos es ▁of ▁phen obar b ital ▁needed ▁to ▁prevent ▁grand ▁mal ▁se iz ures , ▁by ▁either ▁ref using ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁ill - t ast ing ▁medicine ▁or ▁holding ▁it ▁in ▁her ▁mouth ▁until ▁it ▁le aked ▁out . ▁Her ▁se iz ures ▁continued , ▁resulting ▁in ▁more ▁hospital ▁tri ps . ▁Within ▁a ▁few ▁months , ▁K ram m ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Sh elle y ▁decided ▁something ▁must ▁be ▁done . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁K ram m ' s ▁father , ▁Harold , ▁suggested ▁swe