According to a spokeswoman for a pharmaceutical laboratory, "it is a good question, but not all drugs taste bad. It is subjective, it depends on each person." It may be true, but how many syrups are so rich that we want to fall ill so that we can ingest them every eight hours? Those that taste worst are those that are in suspension, that is, syrups or drinkable ampoules, and chewables usually have flavorings . Tina Gas, technical director of the Drug Information Center of the College of Pharmacists of Seville, explains that "except for medicines for children, which have added flavors so that they are better accepted, syrups taste bad because of their active ingredients ."
Those responsible for the laboratories say that a syrup is not a consumer good and the fact that it tastes good or bad cannot be used as a marketing element. "The drugs pass strict controls, the components are highly regulated and strictly designed to cure. The active principle is the one that commands and the priority is that they cure; the rest is accessory", they point out.
