ELI5, why does cough medicine have to taste so bad?

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Hi! I’m currently sick and having to down cough medicine pretty regularly. Is there a reason it tastes so goddamn awful? Have we just not found a way to make it taste good, or do companies just not care enough to try?

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it doesnt ive had some alright tasting cough medicine, there was this super thick cough syrup i had when i was younger and it actually tastes good. Though i believe it is to prevent kids from drinking too much

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