Why does medicine taste so nasty??

[shep]

I actually took some cough medicine to see if it would help...
yuck..maybe i need to add some sugar to it or something....blech..
no wonder i never take medicine..
Why can't it taste like candy??

 

[Princess Michelle]

If it tasted good people might overdose on it!

 

[shep]

i need to stick to the cough drops..

 

[Saffron]

Shep -- I had a cough last night I couldn't get rid of. I hate any kind of liquid medicine. Blech! I'm not gonna take it. I hate cough drops too! I mixed the juice of one lemon with some sugar so that it was just a tiny bit sweet. Then, I just sipped on it when needed. It worked!

 

[Eeyore1954]

Our pharmacy is able to blend in various flavors to liquid medicine to make it taste better. It costs a little extra, but they have about 28 different flavors. I'd pay for it if it helped with the taste.

 

[JasonLyons]

I discovered people who hate the taste of medicines are bad dates

 

[CathyCanada]

Was it Buckley's, Todd? That stuff is nasty, but it works! The Robitussin with Honey is another one that is awful, but it works! I guess the moral of the story is, if it tastes bad, it works!
Feel better!
CC

 

[shep]

WCC--no, but just about any cough medicine is disgusting...
Eeyore1954--sounds like a good idea.

 

[SuiteDisney]

Try Dimetap... tastes like grape syrup.

 

[Hnymoon@Dixie]

TRY HOLDING YOUR NOSE OR A HOT CHOCOLATE CHASER!

 

[cotye]

I usually just drink a huge glass of water afterwards and pop a piece of candy in. LOL.

 

[snuggles]

A local pharmacy has flavors to add to meds to make them taste better. Almost any flavor you can imagine. I havent tried it yet though.