Why Should We Be Taking the Medicine!

Patient's caregiver was complaining that the syrup for epilepsy causes a burning sensation in the throat, but seriously speaking, this was the first time I ever heard a patient complained that particular medicine causing a burning sensation in the throat. There is no alcohol content, just medicine and syrup how can that cause a burning sensation?

The caregiver then said pharmacists should try all the medicine, which we were like "Duh!". Why should we try the medicine when we are not ill?! Stupid caregiver. We are not talking about tasting bandung or sunkist orange juice here, it is medicine. Are we suppose to try things like digoxin and go into a cardiac arrest when our heart is working fine? Some people, they talk as if they're only born with the cerebellum.