Why do some drugs (ibuprofen) have a flavour / taste, and others don’t (paracetamol)?
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Taste is just the result of a chemical molecule binding to your taste receptors and causing a signal to be sent to your brain. Drug molecules come in all shapes, sizes, and structures so their taste can vary based on how they bind to those receptors.
Liquid drugs that would be unpalatable taken orally may get an artificial flavoring added to improve the taste. Pills aren’t meant to be dissolved in the mouth so they have no such flavorings.
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