Why can’t antibiotic syrup (or any other strong medicine syrup) taste at least good?

Question

I’ve always hated the taste, texture and smell of them, but never understood why they were so bad.

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Answer 1

Medication can be harmful or fatal in large doses. They make them taste bad so children don’t *want* to take them. If you look up ChubbyEmu on youtube, there’s an episode of a child who at vitamin gummies because he thought they were candy. It almost severely damaged his bones.

edit:[Here’s the video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ6nREONy_4)