I mean I remember I got H1N1 when I was a kid (I’m 19 years old right now), and the doctor prescribed me this medicine. I know that medicine isn’t supposed to taste good, however this one is the worst of the worst.
I was also prescribed tablets for depression, and the tablets taste gross when is dissolves in my mouth.
Why is it that 99% of medications don’t taste good?
In: Chemistry
Some tablets deliberately contain compounds to make them taste bad, this way people don’t grind them up and use them to make illegal drugs in larger quantities.
Tablets often contain binders, salts, preservatives, and other things to help them stick together. Many of these compounds on their own can taste bitter.
Capsules tend to taste better as they’re made of Gelatin (animal bones) and the medicine is inside it.
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