CVS brand allergy & cold gelcaps are meant to be an alternative to Benadryl Allergy Plus Cold medicine. They have acetaminophen, along with diphenhydramine HCl, and various other pain relievers, fever reducers, and cough suppressants common to over the counter pills. They come in a box of …

Stress is the number one factor for us couple who faces problems with regards to everyday life. After work, we really do feel so tired and exhausted and we really don’t have time much for our sex life.
We then decided to take natural food supplements that would boost our …

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. …

My kids are little monsters when they are sick, but I mean that in the most loving ways possible. As a mother, the last thing I want is to see my kids sick, no matter how young or old they are. They are teenagers now and tough it out …

I don’t have a cavity or tooth decay. But last month of March, I felt this discomforting pain on my bitewings, that’s how they call it here. It was one of my molar teeth. If I am going to drink cold water or eat cold foods, …

My Dr. had prescribed Wellbutrin 75 MG for mild anxiety. Within a week of being on the medication my heart rate and blood pressure became elevated on a regular basic. I donate blood twice a week and as part of the process I have my heart rate and blood …

I have found that the U.K. seems to be more enlightened regarding Hepatitis B immunizations that will not assemilate into one’s body.
My son had seven of the immunizations done, before I wrote to the doctors in the U.K. and explained what I DID know, and ask them to help …

My husband suffers from a troubled knee. We’ve tried liniments like Ben-Gay for the pain, but he often finds they burn his sensitive skin. So I bought The Secret Ointment by Herbs for Health. This product is made exclusively for Canadian stores, and comes in a white round tub …

I used to not like Excedrin very much because something in it always seemed to upset my stomach a little when I was a kid and since it was known as a headache medicine it never really did much for me to actually get rid of my headache. I …

As a child, I had the luxury of being the only one of my siblings who never really suffered from allergies. However, that all changed when I moved from the south to Michigan about eight years ago. I got out of the car that beautiful September day and spent …

Over the past year, I’ve encountered a serious of almost debilitating physical conditions that have been quite difficult at times to live with. Pain has been a constant companion of mine with conditions such as a pinched nerve in my back, tendonitis in my shoulder, sprained ankles that just …

I do a heck of a lot of walking and even though I wear the correct footwear my poor knees seem to be suffering- as do some of my other joints! My doctor did some tests and confirmed I was starting with Athritis..’Oh No!’ I thought as I’m only …

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 …

Aloe Mist is an alcohol-free gel spray for sunburns. This is a very smart product that should be in every beach bag. It’s much better than traditional sunburn lotions because you don’t have to rub it in. All you do is spray it on the burn. It works just …

One of the best cold and flu drinks I have found is Lemsip Cold and Flu Max. I normally buy this is boxes with individual sachets of powder. Whenever I have a really bad cold or the flu, I reach for these for warm comforting relief.
Preparation is …

There a a few things in my medicine cabinet at home that will always be there. One of these is Equate Hydrocortizone Cream. I am highly susceptible to insect bites, I itch extremely badly and I cannot help but scratch. One day my boyfriend went out and bought me …

Recently I had a bout of Bronchitis that seemed to last forever. The cough was so bad that I would choke and gag with each coughing spell. These symptoms lasted over 3 weeks. Cough medicine did not seem to help much.
My doctor suggested that I try an …

Because I was diagnosed with having Irritable Bowel Syndrome several months ago, I remained in constant battle with this illness. I would often feel the urgency for bowel movement wherever I am, also I would get this feeling of inability to completely evacuate the entire stool and as well …

Despite my best efforts, I ended up getting the flu last week, and although I doubt that it was the dreaded H1N1 flu, I was very sick and miserable. I had all of the expected and usual symptoms, body aches, headache, fever, sore throat and
stomach issues. I didn’t go …

I always have skin rashes because I am prone to allergic reactions. Sometimes because of too much scratching (the rashes are too itchy), they become infected. Because of this I searched for a topical medicine which does not only relieve the itch that I am experiencing …

For me CVS pharmacy is one of those stores that I hate but at the same time I love it also for many reasons. Let me explain why I hate the place, most of the things are very expensive there and if you need to buy something like Oreos …

I have been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. MY doctor prescribed Lantus, a long acting basal insulin that is injected thru needles and syringes. I have been using Lantus and I am very satisfied with its result. MY glucose levels are getting better each day with the help of …

I’ve used Orajel Maximum Strength off and on for many years. I always wish for the kind of results that I see on TV. They have some amazing claims in their ads, about how you use it once and it can last for days; even weeks. …

Neosporin has been around since I was a child. I have been around it for such a long time that my medicine kit just does not seem complete without it. I have the generic brand too, but I had a coupon about a year ago for this product …

I have been smoking for the last 9 years about, and I am tired of carrying this habit along. I spoke to a doctor about quitting and he told me that he could give me a prescription to help me. I had heard of Wellbutrin and thought that he …

I often suffer severe back problems. I therefore always try to keep some medication in the form of a cream or gel to help ease the pain when these bouts occur. I have experimented with several muscle easing gels, but the one I prefer most is Voltarol Pain-Eze Emugel.
Granted, …

I could build a house out of the boxes of all the allergy medications I’ve used over the last ten years. A whole HOUSE! That’s how many differen’t products I’ve tried. Some of them work, but because I have allergies year round, they tend to lose their effectiveness as …

When I was having back pain, I was looking for a way to relieve some of the pain and get some sleep at the same time. I have always taken Advil as my number one pain reliever. It only made sense for me to purchase Advil PM to get …

I am sure Dr. Simon Sahchez was quite the genius in his day considering the fact that he is both a psychologist as well as a neurologist. However, I believe his is past his prime. I am not sure of his exact age but I think he is …

In the hospital where I am currently working, I always encounter patients suffering from severe pain such as abdominal pain, severe headaches and dysmenorrhea. Being a resident physician it is my obligation to relieve the pain of my patients thus I always choose a medication which can remove it …

If you live in America, or you have ever went to the store for medication then you know how expensive medical care can be and if you have been in the situation where you have been unable to afford attention that you needed then you can relate to me …

My mother develops serious breathing problems whenever there is sudden seasonal change and also when she visits any new areas. It used to be a big concern for my family. However, Seroflo Inhaler has given her much needed relief.

My family doctor had prescribed it to my mother few months back …

I have used this product with both my 9-year old and my 2-year old and it works well. The taste is a not so terrible tropical flavor. It costs around $4 and is good for providing relief without sleepy side effects. It contains Guaifenesin (the same stuff in Mucinex) …

I probably would say that I get the Cold pretty easily. It’s really annoying and I’m sure no one likes to get sick, but I really hate the Cold and Flu in general. I first tried this Medicine a good couple of years ago and I tend to always …

My husband and I recently took our daughter to the Emergency department of the IWK Children’s hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The IWK is pretty well reknowned locally and is hailed as being one of the best health care facilities for children east of Toronto.
I was shocked when we …

I have been taking the PREMSYN PMS maximum strength caplets for years now. I have always had a lot of problems with PMS(Premenstral syndrome) my whole life. It is a real problem for some women. I have all the symptoms, water weight, tension, headache, backache. I always know when …

I hate generically lumping myself in a specified PMS category of women, but I’ll admit that I’m really rather moody and irritable a couple days before my period, so much so that my husband and children have marked those days on their mental calendars and avoid me at all …

My children are very young and I feel that I am still learning as I raise them. I have never had to deal with a small child having a sore throat and did not know what I could give my five year old daughter for this problems. I had …

Novelgin is the name of the tablets, which can be taken when we have the body pain or light fever due to some sudden change in the body or any such things happen. I normally take the novelgin tablets when I feel a lot of tiredness or giddiness. …

The appearance of acne on my face almost leaves my face looking dull and lifeless. Though the pimples are not of the very severe kind and tend to go away after having treated them religiously with an anti- acne product- the presence on my face almost left …

I have a history of Acute Gouty Arthritis. From time to time I suffer from Gout. This condition is the increase in the amount of uric acid, which results in uric acid crystals accumulating in my joints, most commonly in my big toe. I have seen myself been crippled …

When I was diagnosed with diabetes, I had a terrible experience dealing with the side effects of the first drug that my doctor prescribed me. It gave me these frequent headaches that were very hard to deal with even with analgesics. So I asked my doctor if he could …

In hopes of quelling a recent worsening of my asthma, my allergist recently gave me a professional sample of the Symbicort inhaler from AstraZeneca, which includes the drugs budesonide and formoterol. Budesonide is a corticosteroid that fights inflammation of the lungs, and formoterol is a long-acting beta agonist …

I rushed myself to the hospital as I was showing signs of severe dehydration. My condition gradually deteriorated. It has been 24 hours that I have been manifesting symptoms like nausea, vomiting, diarrhea with soft, watery and mucous-filled stools, I appeared to be in constant abdominal pain, and I …

Price: $0.05 per sachet
For the following symptoms: Cold, flu, sore throat, headache, fever.
This is one of the over the counter medicines I use quite regularly, especially around the cold and flu season and it has worked wonders for me over the last few years that I have been using …

Albuterol which is also known as salbutamol, is used to help prevent and treat wheezing and shortness of breath caused by breathing problems can be caused by asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It is also used to prevent asthma brought on by exercise. Albuterol belongs to a class …

The Berkley and Jensen brand of Acetaminophen caplets are a generic form of the pain reliever. I’ve been taking this brand of acetaminophen for several years now and see now difference in the effectiveness as compared to the name brand pain relievers. There is a significant difference in …

I have used Tylenol PM for years and it always works very well for me. I’m a total worry wart and tend to have many sleepless nights. The first time I took it, I was a zombie within a half hour and didn’t even remember falling asleep the next …

This is a vaccine that is supposed to protect you against 4 types of HPV (human paillomavirus) and the 4 types are 6, 11, 16, 18. Of course, there are SO MANY types out there, so you may ask, “how is protecting only 4 types going to help me?” …

This is probably one of the more expensive pain relieving creams I’ve tried over the course of the last year and a half, and I’ve tried a LOT, to say the least. I think, at least once a week, I’m at the grocery store or local pharmacy trying to …