I’m not sure on the discussion about clinical trials.
In any given oral medicine, on average about 90%, and often more, of the material is excipient (usually bulking/binding agents) rather than the active pharmaceutical ingredient being tested. Further, the excipients might have flavours or sweetness themselves, as many are sugars. I’m not sure how much you can conclude about the taste of the tested molecules from clinical trial observations.
I’m not sure on the discussion about clinical trials.
In any given oral medicine, on average about 90%, and often more, of the material is excipient (usually bulking/binding agents) rather than the active pharmaceutical ingredient being tested. Further, the excipients might have flavours or sweetness themselves, as many are sugars. I’m not sure how much you can conclude about the taste of the tested molecules from clinical trial observations.
Relevant source: https://australianprescriber.tg.org.au/articles/pharmaceutical-excipients-where-do-we-begin.html