It works well for the person on the go that need temporary relief for the cold symptoms, but, I prefer the Night-time version. My thought is, if it doesn’t put you to sleep, it doesn’t work well. Your body needs rest to recover from anything. It’s good to have …

I found myself in need of an anti-diarrheal after dinner out with friends at a local restaurant, so I popped into a nearby CVS to see what was available.
My first instinct was to reach for Imodium, which I’ve used in the past with fairly good results. …

Vicks Vapor Rub claims to soothe you, when you suffer from congestion. It is supposed to help clear up your nasal cavities and help clear up any phlegm in your chest. I don’t usually use this product, because I don’t want to apply anything to my skin. When I …

The Advair Diskus comes in 3 different dosages.
100 mcg fluticasone propionate and 50 mcg salmeterol inhalation powder
250 mcg fluticasone propionate and 50 mcg salmeterol inhalation powder
500 mcg fluticasone propionate and 50 mcg salmeterol inhalation powder
The most important information you should know about Advair Diskus
1. Advair Diskus has 2 …

A couple of years ago, my fingers started hurting me and eventually swelled up to the point I had to have my wedding band cut off. After seeing a couple of doctors, they diagnosed me with psoriatic arthritis.
I was prescribed several different medications but none offered anything more …

I was suffering from chest congestion and needed a little bit of relief and didn’t want anything to strong so I decide to take Mucinex Kids Cough Expectorant Mini Melts in Orange Crème. I must say they were very yucky, but did way more than I thought they would. …

There are many people who got problems with pimples. It doesn’t only destroys beauty but it is irritating since pimples can be itchy and painful.
The type of skin I have is something that dries up on winter season and acnes, blemishes and itchy boils appears. I tried several products …

I have literally tried everything to help treat my allergy symptoms which, depending on the type of year, can be mild or quite severe. When they are severe, they can almost really interrupt my ability to function during a normal day. Even going outside to get in my car …

When I was young all we had was Padrax to treat worm. It was in syrup form and it tasted so bad in my mouth that I dreaded taking that worm treatment when I was a child. I remembered that my Dad and Mom had to hold …

For the doctors, one of the hardest things was trying to figure out how someone young such as myself at 23yrs old could have DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) Usually older people or those who travel a lot have such blood problems. The blood in …

Dextromethorphan, based on my research, is a substance used as a cough suppressant. This is the substance we can usually find in cough syrups or cough lolly or lozenges.
This substance is found in the medicine that I am using right now and that is Vicks Formula 44. I am …

I found that my throat was not progressing with my cold. I had been taking cold medicne and felt many of the symptoms subside, but not the pesky sore throat that I was dealing with. I decided to get some lozenges so I could work this pain away as …

My boyfriend injured his neck in 2006, while he was a delivery man, who lifted insanely large appliances, by himself all day long. We first sought the treatment of a local doctor, and that produced very few results. He was taking vicodan and a muscle relaxer three times a day. …

This review of Chloraseptic Throat Spray goes hand in hand with my review of the antibiotic EES that I took when I had strep throat. The Chloraseptic Throat Spray was also in my cache of remedies for the strep throat episode as well. For a little background …

Bioplacenton cream is really good product. First time I got prescription from my doctor to buy this cream was because I got a burning spot on my skin. I asked the doctor what kind of cream that I should put on my skin where the burned mark is.
This is …

I take care of my parents medicine ordering and pharmacy details. And even though they use a mail order service we do use Kroger Pharmacy on Highway 60 in Owensboro, KY as the back up pharmacy.
Recently, we did not reorder my mother’s insulin in time for when she …

If you suffer from allergies and are tired of trying medication after medication, with only half working and all of them making you drowsy - you owe it to yourself to give Aerius a try. Not only does it work, but when it says ‘non-drows’ it means just that. …

I think that anyone can agree that migraines are not a joking matter. I cannot stand any type of headache and a migraine is really unbearable for me. I can’t really concentrate when I have a really bad headache and find that I cannot focus my eyes because the …

My stomach problem always remained an integral part of my life. Due to weak digestion capabilities, anything I ate more than my routine food would cause stomach upset. This would make feel quite uneasy and uncomfortable making me lethargic to do any kind of work and thus affecting my …

My wife was complaining about pelvic and lower abdominal pain. She has a long history of stomach related issues, and hence I was getting her symptomatically treated. It was few months back when my sister who is an OBGyne asked her to go for whole abdomen ultra sound scan. …

I bought the Opur 8 liter oxygen canisters because I thought they could help give me more energy, especially during the performance of arduous tasks such as when working out, running, or even when suffering from stress at work. My boss at work was so surprised to find …

I am not someone who is known to come down with Cold & Flu very often but there are times when I do and when that happens I would be seriously down with high body temperature, sleeplessness, body ache, headache and blocked nose in short, I would get the …

Working as a teacher takes eight hours of non-stop talking to keep the classes alive and interesting. With this, sore throat has always been a challenge for me. I have tried countless brands of lozenges but all they do is just give temporary relief from itchy throat and hoarse …

Vaseline petroleum jelly is a very effective medicine. This works for me for smoothing the lip when it becomes dry. The best thing I felt about Vaseline is the swift action. When it is very cold and whenever a sore lip problem starts I readily apply Vaseline. Some times …

When ever myself or any of my patients had enteric fever,ENT infection, post- operative or any kind of fever with unknown origin, I prefer to start Tablet Ciplox (500mg for adult and accordingly for children) after blood investigations. Every time it gave me very good result. It is …

I hate dealing with a cough, especially when I have already gotten over my cold. It seems that while I will feel much better, the cough lingers around to torture me for a while. When I have this problem and I am tired of taking cough syrups, I purchase …

Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) treatments are fairly new in the US, but have been used in China, where the system was invented, for more than ten years. It has been approved by Medicare so that it is free to everyone who has Medicare coverage.
After having had a quad …

I have struggled with severe allergies from a young age. Every year, I dread the changes in the weather season since they tend to be marked by watery eyes, a sore throat, and a runny nose. Even though my allergy symptoms tend to be almost unbearable, I …

The last time I was sick with a cold, it started out like any run of the mill cold which was nothing special or out of the ordinary. The runny nose and scratchy throat where no big deal, until all of a sudden I was hit with the …

Another product in the long line of cold remedies is ZiCam Cold Remedy. There are different ways to digest ZiCam, but the chewable version is the one that I purchased. The specific type the I bought was the strawberry chewable style. I know that when you are …

I used to drink cranberry juice all day, every day. It was my favorite juice, next to apple juice. But, since becoming hypoglycemic, I can no longer drink it. It’s weird, but less than a year after I stopped drinking the juice, I started getting urinary …

It’s actually fun to do mountain trekking with my friends, especially when we take the more challenging route uphill. It’s more tiring but definitely rewarding since I know that it’s good for my health plus its excellent cardiovascular workout. Before actually leaving home, I make sure that I have …

This is a chewable antacid. The bottle contains 150 tablets.
I only get the peppermint flavored Tums. It tastes great, it quickly reduces the burning in my throat due to sour stomach. It relieves my acidity and it doesn’t have any side effects. It is much cheaper brand and …

I have had back pain for over 15 years, and I am always searching for a product that will take some of the pain away so I can function throughout my day.
I am not a big fan of prescription pain medication because I am afraid that I could become …

My visit to Eckerd Pharmacy Store #3308 was a pleasant experience. The parking lot was spotless and there were several cars present. With my walk through of the store, the shelves were well stocked and aisles were clear of product. The hanging signs over the center …

I have been an obstetrics patient at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania twice — a vaginal birth in 2004 and a C-section in 2006. I must say that both experiences were extremely pleasant, or as pleasant as giving birth can be. Both of my admissions …

The mosquito menace had always been a major concern especially during the rainy season. Although to solve this problem I used various mosquito coils and mosquito sprays, the harmful chemicals present in these mosquito killers were always a great cause of concern to me. But since the mosquito menace …

Fucidin Ointments are anti-bacterial used for skin infections, it has an active ingredient called fusidic acid and prevents further growth of bacterial organisms. This drug is for external used only and is applied to the affected area as prescribed by the doctor, you should not prolong usage, even if …

I recently had a cold and a bad throat with what felt like a bit of a fever and it had been stopping me from sleeping properly. My lack of sleep was in turn making me feel even worse, which was preventing me from sleeping - in a …

Not only are these little pastilles really great tasting, but they are wonderful for a dry throat and I find them really soothing. I have been keeping these in my bag lately as I have been suffering with a cold virus and my throat can get really dry …

In this review I will be covering the four reasons I was prescribed this prescription. This medication is only by prescription in the United States. It does come in a liquid and in a pill form.
Promethazine is an allergy medication, specifically an antihistamine. It can …

Have you ever had a severe headache or migraine that you felt so helpless? I am a regular sufferer of migraine headache at least two to three days in a month. This is as expected every month prior to my menstrual period. Being a fulltime mom …

Last year, I went on a camping trip with some friends, in the middle of the summer when my allergies and hay fever was usually at its worst. The weather was humid, raining and hot, and the mosquitos were out in force, and so not only was I getting …

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 …

Zyrtec Children’s Allergy Syrup —” While I do not have children of my own, I do have three lovely nieces. While staying with me for a while last summer two of the girls had severe allergies. I took them to their pediatrician and she recommended this product to …

I have taken Paxil on and off for many years.I was given this medication for depression.I have always had tremors of the entire body.During the time I was taking Paxil I was not aware of all the major side affects of this drug.
Most of what I have learned about …

I got this gel from our pediatrician. We often use this gel for the blue spot on our body if we bump into something. Kids often have this kind of blue spot. They move a lot and they are so clumsy as well. They often bump to the cupboard …

Simvastatin 10mg is what I was prescribed for high cholesterol for over a year. I do not have any other known medical conditions except I am somewhat overweight. For the entire time I was on the medication, I had no side effects as listed in the literature.
My cholesterol …

You definitely would need this Adventure Medical Easy Care Comprehensive Kit. I do bring it whenever my family goes for any camping and outdoor trips.
This happened last time, when my sister got hurt. She fall down while pitching the tent and scratched her knee. It bled profusely, …

I had severe muscle pains most noted on my thighs and back about a year ago. Maybe this was because of too much exercise without prior stretching. It was really very painful to move around, walk and even worse when I try to climb up or down the …