Recently I got a cold sore and was going to go to the Doctor’s to get a prescription when a friend recommended I try Abbreva Cold Sore/Fever Blister Treatment available at my local drug store. I was hesitant at first as this 2gram tube of medicine was $12.99CDN and …

I was recently having problems with my bowel schedule. Every morning, I’m used to going to the bathroom and eliminate my waste. For four consecutive days, I just couldn’t defecate. No matter how hard I tried and how forcefully I exerted, there was just nothing. I tried several home …

When I turned 35 years old, I began to have severe PMS symtoms that were not the usual symtoms. My usual symtoms were generally tolerable until that time. My PMS symtoms were to the extreme that I have ever experience. Erratic mood swings, pounding headaches, depression …

Advil is a well known over the counter medicine for pain relief and cold and sinus allergy relief. The active ingredient in Advil that relieves pain is ibuprofen, which is a non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug. There are many other pain relievers that contain an active ingredient called acetaminophen, which can …

When my son was born the doctor gave me some Fougera antibiotic ointment to treat his circumcision. I was told to use it at each diaper change. I applied the ointment on his sore area as directed. Within a week he was fully healed up and a lot less …

The new product called band aid ultra strips is the best medical bandage or adhesive bandage that I have ever experienced in all my twenty four years living in this world. In order to understand my satisfaction with this product you must understand that I have a niece who …

When I was diagnosed with high cholesterol, my doctor immediately put me on Lipitor.
I was skeptical about it, having heard that it could cause a lot of complications with the muscles. I have fibromyalgia and did not like the idea of anything which might have the potential to make …

Just to hear the word Xenadrine makes me sick, it just brings me bad memories, that white plastic pot that looked like a bubble gum pot…
I used it just once and it was in a season on which I got into the idea of losing weight, and I let …

I have always been plagued with varicose veins and undereye dark circles due to dark blue or purplish veins under the eye area. These varicose veins are really unsightly and they keep me from wearing sexy shorts. I can’t even show off my beautifully shaped legs just because the …

This is basically a cheaper version of the brand named product which is the same idea. I think that these work just as well as the more expensive ones and are a little bit cheaper, so why not just get these?
These come in a box of 10 and cost …

I had terrible cold and influenza few days ago. I think I was too late to take vitamin C, so I had to suffer from this terrible sickness. The fever came together with the cold and it really disturb my works. I could not concentrate doing my job with …

In my twenties I contracted a severe case of bacterial food poisoning, and despite antibiotic treatment, I was left with some scarring in my intestines that caused me to develop irritable bowel syndrome. (IBS)
With IBS, your intestines are very…well, irritable. You can have diarrhea, or constipation, or both in an …

Pelentan is an anticoagulant and it helps to keep your blood from geting too dense or too liquid.
My grandpa has problems with his hear for almost 40 years now, his doctors are all really surprised that e is still alive. he also has problems with his blood and if …

Diabetes is a disease which arises when an individual becomes defficiaent of the homone known as Insulin.Insulin is an homone which is been produced in the “Islet of Legahans” in the pancrease of the human body,the Insualin is a digestive homone which helps in the regulation of blood sugar.When …

Our family doctor prescribed this medicine when my 7 months old baby daughter was suffering from a bad nasal congestion and cough.
At first it just seems like normal common cold and it was really a normal common cold but just that her nostrils were completely blocked and …

I used to live without thinking that I might ever have a Heart Attack. Eating what I want to and forgetting to exercise as much as I wanted. I wasn’t overweight so I thought that I was not at risk for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and Heart attack. …

Do you sit eight hours every day at the office in a chair ? Does your work involve body effort ? Is your back sore from all that ? Aches ?
I for one have very often back pains and other ,so one day I got tired taking mineral baths …

Emeset was prescribed by the pediatrician to my youngest son. He was having little bit of diarrhea like symptoms with vomiting. The syrup works wonderfully at that time and since then has become a medicine that I always keep in my shelf at home.
Emeset is manufactured and marketed by …

I have some irritating scars on my arms and legs that can’t really be erased or even just lightened by whitening creams, I have tried even Nivea whitening lotion, Sebo de macho, and some Mow Sun chinese medicine, all to no avail. I can’t have a peeling because there …

I self-medicate most of the time. I contract Tonsillitis a few times in a year and whenever I feel symptoms like: difficulty swallowing, fever and an inflamed throat upon inspection, I take Klavox 1 gram, as I have been given this medication in the past. Recently, I came down …

Bodrex Tablet is one of the most known medicine in my country. When you have a headache, the people often give you suggestion to take Bodrex tablet to reduce the pain in your head.
But actually, this Bodrex tablet is just like a pain killer. That’s why if you see …

The generic name of Prodin is Fluoxetine HCl. It is an anti-depressant or I think is commonly known as Prozac. It comes in the form of a 20 mg red and white capsule. I started taking it once a day. After seven to ten days I felt much better. …

The Alfred AI Dupont Hospital for Children, otherewise known as Nemours, is located in the heart of Wilmington Delaware, and is perhaps one of the most notorious hospitals for children on in the United States of America. Not only does Nemours commonly obtain only the most recent technology …

I have had a few ear infections within the last year. One time, I was sick and went to the doctor. My left ear was hurting. The doctor looked in my ears. I ended up having an ear infection in both ears. My right …

Balmosa is a medicine that I had not heard of until it was recommended by the pharmacist to me. I was suffering from chilblains, again something I really knew very little about, and sought advice from a local pharmacist. He told me about this medicine and encouraged …

I use contact lenses because my eyes have a refractory disorder. I am near sighted and my eyes tire easily. That is why I often have red eyes due to strain and due to my contact lens. Having red eyes are very unsightly and they make me look like I …

I always have high blood pressure. I think its because one, it runs in the family, second, I love to it albeit I am not overweight. They say exercise is important to combat and dissolve all the fatty food you ate but sometimes I have high blood pressure no …

This isn’t exactly the type of product you ever really want to try out (the only thing I can imagine being worse is hemorrhoid creme), but after several months of dealing with a painful canker sore that made it hurt to eat or even speak quickly, I figured I’d …

Kaiser Permanente at this location has changed somewhat over the years, but it’s still a huge presence. Now, I’m not a member of this HMO. My experience with it is through emergency services and that of family and friends, along with what I’ve read in the news …

As an avid reader and a person who works under fluorescent lights (and not to mention all the time that I spend on the computer), I find that my eyes tend to get tired, dry, and get a burning feeling. Every time that I’m in front of the …

I have had a bad dose of acne this past summer and I even had a problem with fever blisters from getting too much sunlight. These problems have caused some dramatic scarring on my face particularly my chin and cheeks. I asked around for …

When buying medicine I have always favored generic alternatives. The generic medicines have always cheaper but just as effective as the branded ones. However, there is one case when the generic brand of medicine did not really become effective at all. Not because it has not power but because …

If you have a lot of congestion deep in your chest that does not seem to want to come out, you probably need an expectorant. Normal cough medicine will not help you —“ unless it says it has an expectorant in the ingredients. I had never bought …

When I first saw the Astring-O-Sol candy I thought it was another mouthwash series, but on closer look it turns out to be Astring-O-Sol’s first candy production. I just had a lecture for my students at the university and a sweet that cured my sore throat was what …

Oh Tylenol, is there nothing you can’t do? I don’t like every Tylenol product that I’ve tried over the years, but I don’t hate them either. Usually they are just mildly effective, worse case scenario, and do the job better than anything else, best case scenario. I was actually …

While I was on vacation in the UK, I sprained my ankle terribly when I slipped and fell on uneven castle grounds. It began to swell and my friend insisted I go to the emergency room. I agreed as it was getting quite painful.
My experience in …

Tablet Avil is an anti-allergic medicine. I always prefer to take Tablet Avil for common cold. Tablet Avil is wastely used medicine our country. Almost everybody knows it , even he is medical person or not. It is most commonly used in common cold and any other allergic …

I have had issues with dry eyes for many years now and have tried most eye drops on the market. I have had dry eye due to both allergy and lasik surgery. When looking for an eye drop, sustainability of the drop in your eye and the cost are …

This type of medicine is excellent for constant migraines, they reach my head like mad! I can’t be bothered now trying paracetamol, codemol all these medicines that try to put your mind at rest, so I thought I would try something completely new. That’s when I heard of Hopi …

My regular grocery store had a ThermaCare person to hand out samples of the product. I took one of the samples to give it a try. Although I didn’t have to pay for mine, the cost of a purchase at the grocery store would be $6.37 for a two …

Since I was a child up to now, I oftenly get some sinus infections. Everytime, my nose isn’t starting running or sneezing but I must say that I am just feeling like if a truck was parked directly on my face. This is the symptoms that makes me know …

I’ve probably reviewed more nasal sprays and allergy medicines than anyone here would care to read, so I decided, with this one, I’d try to focus on treating some of the after-effects of sinus infections and allergy problems. We all know what the symptoms of allergies are… the stuffy …

I take certain matters into my own hands, like the subject of pregnancy. I don’t have plans of getting pregnant, and I could never bargain that at the cost of, well, everything. My doctor had often urged me to take contraceptive measures. But that was not …

When it comes to medicine, I’m very cautious. I like to know what I’m getting into and what I’m putting into myself. I want to talk one of the nastiest things I’ve dealt with when it comes to my feet. I had a wart on the bottom on my …

Antipyrine and Benzocaine Otic Solution USP is a prescribed ear drop for ear pain. I am going to give this product a 7 because it only works 7 of the ten times it is used. I am an adult who gets ear infections. They are very painful for me …

Since I have bad reactions with many medications, I look to food sources for medicine. When it came to trying to lower my cholesterol so I could stay off a statin, I asked my doctor about Cheerios from General Mills as well as eating oatmeal. My endocrinologist told me …

Whenever I have suffered from a yeast infection, I try a different treatment. I want to find the one that is best for me so I can use it any time this happens to me. I decided to save a buck this time around and go for the Equate brand …

The OBGyne prescribed my wife Aristozyme to control prolong digestive problem during the first trimester of her latest pregnancy. She has developed serious digestive problem coupled with gastric issues.

I bought one 200 ml bottle of Aristozyme which costs Rs. 81. It is manufactured and marketed by Aristo Pharmaceuticals Ltd. …

I have had a really bad stomach bug lately that has made me feel so nauseas. I took some Flents Cola Syrup and it seem to help calm my stomach and prevent me from constantly throwing up which was very nice. It even helped stop some of the nausea …

Vital C ascorbic acid was given to me as a sample from a medical representative. She added it’s a relatively new supplement from an affiliated pharmaceutical company. I was just recuperating from a debilitating cold and thought it was fitting that I take vitamin supplements in order …