When my 4 year old daughter has an increase in temperature, I right away administer a teaspoon of Tempra forte. Tempra forte is
paracetamol (I’d say, roughly equivalent to acetaminophen) suspension for children which comes in a variety of kiddie flavors. I trust this brand because my parents themselves …

I recently visited the Family Practice clinic on Kadena Air Base. It started out bad. I started calling at 9 AM to get an appointment, but kept getting hung up on! I was furious. I was so sick that I couldnt get out of bed and had to use …

A friend of mine who happens to work as a medical representative sent me some medicine samples. When she heard about my frequent allergic attacks, she gave me Alnix Antihistamine and told me to take the product sample once my allergic rhinitis comes back.
One day, I was so …

Spiriva is for those with COPD or, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. It is for people who suffer from problems breathing due to the narrowing of their airways. Spiriva opens the airways to let you breathe! It works for 24 hours so you can have open airways and breathe all …

I’ve been a hemorrhoid sufferer since my late teens and it is no fun, and certainly not something we all love to talk about! We call it one of our family curses. I’ve used many products for relief of this affliction, both over the counter and prescription brands. …

I was prescribed to use Lidemol by our company physician when I was complaining about the returning itchiness of my skin behind my ears. It has become really itchy and flaky at one point. If I would scratch it, I would have dead skin cells underneath my nails or …

I have been on Methotrexate about 5 years. It was prescribed for me because I have Rheumatoid Arthritis. There came a time I was fed up with the various medicines I was taking, so in an act of defiance I just stopped taking all my Rheumatoid Arthritis meds.
I …

In my experience Lacto Calamine is a medicine as well as cosmetic. It worked more as a cure for the rashes and red patches in my face due to sunlight. My skin is very much sensitive to sun. Before one of my doctors recommended Lacto Calamine lotion, I could …

I recently had a serious allergic reaction resulting in severe cramps and diarrhea, nausea, swollen and itching eyes/face, dizziness, and generally being scared out of my wits.
When I realized what was going on (I’ve had this before) I immediately called for someone to take me to the …

It can be really hard to deal with a child’s congestion. I don’t like to fill my child with over the counter drugs every time she gets a cold. I decided to try something different, because I didn’t want to keep overmedicating my daughter. She had some horrible chest …

The most common problem a lot of people are facing is having a high blood cholesterol level because of having an sedentary lifestyles that could affect health. I have a lot of people who I have encountered have been having this problems.They cannot help eating a lot of fatty …

I have found that for a stuffy nose, fever, body aches and pains, or nauses, Thera Flu hot medicine does the trick for me. Thera Flu is sold at pretty much all local drug stores and costs under ten dollars. Its an over the counter medicine that …

In 2003, I was diagnosed with hypertension. It was a difficult realization but those are the facts and realities of life. When we reach that certain age, it brings us to the conclusion that dusk is almost at hand. I did not suspect that I had hypertension despite the …

I want to tell you about a new medicine my husband found for arthritis, Advil Liqui-Gels The bottle states that they are for Migraine Relief, but my husband has found that they work wonders for his arthritis. Each capsule has 200mg of Ibuprofen, so he only needs two …

I did a big boo boo the other day when I was at a friends house and she lives in a very small apartment and has two long-haired cats that I didn’t realize I was allergic to until I’d been petting it and then, as I sometimes naturally do, …

Its Acne that was taking the confidence out of me.Even though I just had a little bit on my cheeks,I felt so ashamed even to be out.I tried to do many things about it like benzoyl peroxide,Retinoids and Antibiotics but nothing seemed to work for me.
Soon after my high …

At the onset, I would have to say I just hate it when a reputable pharmacy like Rexall tries to pull your leg, thinking that you could be fooled easily. Unfortunately, I am watching and always surveying this part of the pharmacy isle like a hawk!
Take a good …

A couple years ago, I started experiencing some general digestive discomfort, mostly in the way of stomach cramping, bloating and diarrhea. It wasn’t all the time, but was consistent enough to have me a little worried. Over the course of these last two years, I have been to the …

I love to go home earlier this year, because i can not wait to see and play with my little baby. To make him laugh, to hold him tight, its really a pleasant activities for me. But it’s all became a nightmare when i found out one day that …

Diaseptyl is one of the health care products I usually have in stock at home wherever it is. Often, I get minor scrapes or bruises while working in the garden to cooking and even cleaning. Having kids around running in the house also makes it indispensable to always have …

As a mother, there is really nothing worse than seeing your child experiencing discomfort, especially when they are too young to do anything about it or tell you what it is that’s bothering them. I can’t tell you how many times my child had a fever that I thought …

Omnaris is a prescription nasal spray typically prescribed for seasonal and year round allergies. I am a mild allergy sufferer but I was prescribed this nasal spray for an entirely different reason. I am suffering from eustation tube dysfunction. Basically this means that my ear drum has retracted inwards. …

I have had to use Children’s pain and fever relievers on many occasions during illnesses or after receiving booster shots. I really like using Children’s Advil. Doctors do not recommend aspirin products for children and I’ve found Advil to be a great pain and fever reliever.
I especially …

Bipolar Depression is nothing to fool around with, and I genuinely feel empathy for all who battle this life-long disease. While many medications that treat this chemical imbalance have extremely undesirable side-effects, a new medication to hit pharmacy shelves is called Abilify, and it supposedly has less tenacious …

While Lyrica maybe given for seizures. It is a very knew medication to give for Neuralgia or other nerve pain and has been found to work wonders. However that was not the case for me. After being on it for 1 week, I began to notice …

This has always been my favorite neighborhood pharmacy. The pharmacists are very efficient and will deliver their prescriptions in a timely matter. The pharmacy tech will give you the option to wait or come back later. They have a small waiting room where I like to measure my blood …

Keppra was originally designed to be used as an anti seizure medication but further research was done and is being widely used as a drug to combat nerve pain in people who have chronic back and leg pain like me. I had used some other drugs of the …

Even as a mother, I was a little hesitant to try anything with the word “colostrum” in the title, especially at $12 a bottle (120 count). But, after reading a little about the product, I figured it might be worth a shot. I have two children, both boys and …

I was at friend’s house and was having a nagging cough and congestion from a recent cold that I got. Seeking some kind of relief, my friend told me to try Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold medicine. She uses it all the time and loves it. I tried …

I took my daughter here when she was not feeling well and we couldn’t get into her doctor’s office on a Friday afternoon. I didn’t want to spend the weekend with her feeling so bad so we tried this place out. The staff were amazing. The …

Feeling under the weather can start to take its toll on me. I have been feeling pretty badly lately and have had a severe cough that I just couldn’t get rid of. I purchased a couple of packs of cough drops to suck on so that I could relieve …

I have heard of Betadine solutions in liquid form because that’s what I usually use when I do have open wounds. But this time, it was my first time to use a powdered form of Betadine and it was really great.
I had a very bad opened wound which is …

In my excitement of shopping for my sisters marriage —“ the dust and wind seemed to take a toll on my eyes. My eyes slowly turned red and the worst part of it was the itching that I felt especially on the corner of my eyes. Although I tried …

I absolutely hated this medication for the treatment of my insomnia. Although I do have depression and anxiety as well as insomnia, it was solely for the treatment for my inability to sleep. I started at 7.5 mg to eventually making my way down to less than 2 mg, …

Whenever I have cough and colds and my phlegm is hard and sticky, I use Carbocisteine Solmux to help me out. It has been my “friend” for a long time now. I easily get sick especially when I alternately go inside an airconditioned buildings and then out under the …

I don’t usually go to a doctor if I have a cold or what-have-you, but if it gets to the point where I have it for nearly a week with no signs of improving, I usually drag myself into his office to see about some form of medicine to …

After years of working with the elderly and infirm and doing a lot of lifting, I now have a bad back. When they say once your back is gone, it’s gone they aren’t lying. I’ve tried several different medications for back pain, and any other pain for that matter, …

I’ve never really used aspirin because of my stomach. I didn’t think it was strong enough to relieve pain of any kind but my grandmother swore by it from everything from minor pain to stress. Recently my doctor has become concerned about heart, though and he recommended …

After veiwing a very convincing commercial put forth by Advil for their (at the time) new product - Advil Liqui-Gels - I set out to my nearest pharmacy and bought a box.
I’ve always found that ibuprofen (the active ingredient in Advil)works well with my body aches, better than acetaminophen …

Seroquel is an anti-psychotic medication. This means that is prescribed for mental disorders such as schizophrenia and schizo-affective disorder. These are disorders which cause the sufferer to hear voices or have hallucinations.
The main side effect of this medication is extreme tiredness. In people who are severely mentally ill and …

Prozac is a serotonin uptake medication that battles depression. It increases the overall amount of serotonin in the brain
I was prescribed prozac a year ago. Because I would have bouts of depression that I could not control. The medication itself basically keeps you extremely calm. Although I found …

Good Sense Naproxen Sodium Tablets are simply a generic version of Aleve. I usually do not take Aleve but I do every now and then for joint pain and arthritis. I purchased this medication and my local dollar store for $1.00. The box contained 100 220mg caplets …

My son was complaining of ear pain since last few days. He was also having liquid discharge sometimes, especially when he was having cold. I tried some herbal medicine at home for a short while which didn’t give any result. Consequently, I had to take appointment with an ENT specialist …

As a person suffering from different forms of anxiety and depression, I have experimented with several different medications. The only one that I found worked the best, and left me with virtually no side-effects to speak of was Cipralex.
I began taking this medication a little over two years ago, …

Cavite Skin Clinic is a small derma center located in Imus Cavite near Puregold Mall. I can say that this is one of the popular derma center in our town.
We went there this morning because I had a friend that needs medication for a skin problem. I will …

I really, really hate post-holiday sickness. Now that everything is back to normal, my health is starting to get worst. Is it because of the weather? Probably. Or maybe because of the post-fireworks celebration that has my colds really getting the best of me.
I was literally sneezing every …

PrimaCare One Prenatal vitamin is a once a day pill to help promote healthy pregnancy. I like some aspects of this purple pill. I do think it has helped my hair and skin and nails like it advertises. It also advertises it helps soften stools, I do not notice …

Vitamin C 500 MG is the best thing in the world to rid the body of colds and bad germs in general.
I seldom have colds because at the first sign ,I start taking vitamin C.It is sometimes hard to get the bodies required amount of vitamin C so sometimes …

Tesco glycerin blackcurrant cough syrup
Do you have symptoms of the flu? Do you have a Dry or wet cough, High fever running nose and high body temperature? Have you tried to treat …

Purell hand sanitizer can be seen everywhere these days, thanks to the recent outbreak of swine flu. Walking out a door? Put on some hand sanitizer first. Going into an elevator? Put on some hand sanitizer. Going to the library? Hand sanitizer. Eating? Had sanitizer. However, what gets a …