While some might consider Glaceau’s Vitamin Water a food, I consider it a medicine. Anytime you are taking vitamins you are essentially self medicating, and at least this is a tasty way to do it. Eight ounces constitutes a serving of Formula 50 Vitamin Water, and each bottle …

Of the main over the counter painkillers, I generally prefer to get ibuprofen as it seems to have the fewest side effects. Not that I get a huge number of problems with any of the popular medicines in this sector, but I do think it is better to be …

I don’t often have problems going to the restroom, but have found myself dealing with this issue a lot lately. I know that my mother has had this same problem for years and asked what she suggested. She told me to try the Equate Women’s Laxative Tablets. I did …

I’m absolutely scared of needles. Just the sight of it makes me feel like I would want to vomit. Not that I would, because that would be embarrassing. I’m just saying that I really am scared when the doctor or the nurse starts to wave the long and sharp …

Xanax is a drug use to treat anxiety disorders, panic attacks and anxiety from depressions. This drug is so effective and can be habit-forming that is why it can only be bought with prescriptions.
Months ago I was diagnosed with depression and I became paranoid and had anxiety attacks several …

In the recent few months, I have noticed a considerable amount of heartburn affecting my life. I went from getting it maybe once a month to getting heartburn at least 4 or 5 times per week. I sometimes feel like I cannot deal with the pain of the heartburn …

Who hasn’t heard of Tylenol, it’s simply the most powerful pain reliever in the market. No wonder some deranged individuals had tried lacing the drug with poison at one time or another according to the news. These individuals knew only fully well that it could cause a …

I practically live in my local Walgreens, because of the three nearby pharmacies, this one is by far the cheapest in everything, even toiletries and food. And when allergy season started kicking in for three of the four people in my household, I made my weekly stop there with …

About six months ago. my daughter developed some kind of skin problem behind her ears. At first the skin behind her right ear was becoming dry and scaly, then afterwards, it broke out and became moist. I think this is due to too much dryness. It started small then …

This particular cough syrup is a little different because it does two things from just one bottle. When you are buying a cough syrup it is important to get the right one. There are two types one being a suppressant and the other an expectorant.
This bottle of Robitussin …

I am currently taking a multivitamin supplement, and one time I was able to try this soft gel cap. I bought the Pharmaton Multivitamins with Ginseng for about Php 20 each ($4). Quite expensive actually. I got intrigued with the advertising they have.
Pharmaton comes in a foil pack. It …

I had a bad case of crampy abdominal pain associated with loose bowel movement 2 years ago which tortured me and left me so dehydrated.
The abdominal pain was so severe, I had to be in a fetal position just to minimize what I was feeling.
A friend suggested I take …

This is one of my mother’s finds for my nieces and nephews when she visited California last year. Our family has always stayed away from antibiotics as much as possible, and when my mom saw one of her friends giving Children’s Tylenol to one of her grandkids, my mother …

Prolomet XL extended tablet is used to treat anti hypertension. Actually I am suffering from high blood pressure for the last six months, having 140/90 pressure. Doctor prescribed me Prolomet XL extended tablet to treat hypertension. Prolomet XL extended tablet consists of Metaprolol Succinate which is …

I just recently got back from a very nice vacation. Unfortunately, because of the heat I got some prickly heat rashes all over my back, shoulders and thighs. I have never had any problems before and this is the first time I have ever suffered from prickly heat or …

When it comes to pain, I have a low tolerance. I can deal with pain, but would rather take something to get rid of it, so that I can function properly throughout the day. I was having some pain in the back of my legs, due to a new …

For the longest I had a serious problem with my back. After I delivered my daughter, I had put on a lot of weight and had some serious back pains. I was trying different pain killers and muscle rubs left and right. It seemed that none of them could …

People in the Philippines, especially those who live in the urban areas are very much exposed to the drugstores called Mercury Drug. This is a local drugstore chain in the country that has quite a number of branches throughout the country. This drugstore as I believe have also …

Both of my children gag on traditional cough and cold syrups, and neither of them are able to swallow pills. Triaminic Thin Strips, however, dissolve on their little tongues without a complaint. Relief from symptoms comes quickly, usually within thirty minutes or so, and generally lasts from …

My son catches cold even if there is a slight change in the weather.He has recently started going to playschool and getting infected with cold and cough every now and then. I take him to the doctor immediately to control cold. But, recently he got severe cold in the …

My skin had gotten so severely dried out that my eczema was getting worse and worse. I decide to give the Natralia Eczema & Psoriasis Wash a try to help cleanse and wash my body up gently in the shower and I have to say it worked very well. …

When I was a little girl, I had terrible Strep Throat. In fact, without fail, every time the seasons changed, I would get Strep Throat because my tonsils would swell to the size of golf balls and I’d have massive bouts of fevers. But the fevers I could stand. After …

Motrin IB is a medicine that can be found at just about any drup store. The term, “IB” refers to ibruprofen.
I remember as a teenager, I use to get menstrual cramps very badly. I used many medicines on the market to try to alleviate them, such as Pamprin …

Rhea Superscent Oil is made locally in my country. This is far better than another pain reliever product which is Efficascent Oil. It has stronger menthol content. This product comes in 25 ml, 50 ml and 100 ml bottle. The biggest size costs around Php50 (Philippine Peso) or just …

You know, I honestly don’t know why people rave about this pain killer. Honestly, I don’t. I know that some people will pay almost fifteen dollars a pill on the black market according to some newspapers, but I just scratch my head in absolute wonder because honestly, you couldn’t pay …

I knew I had to stop smoking, but I was sceptical about Nicotine patches until I went to a stop smoking session and was given NicoDerm Step 1. 21mg Nicotine Patches, to help me break the habit. This Step ! was designed for smoker like me who habitually smoke …

My personal experience with Imodium:
Sometimes, my husband and I will have stomach aches that will later turn into a full blown diarrhea. It can be because of different reasons. Sometimes we eat something that caused irritation in our gastro-intestinal tract. At other times, it is because we ingest unclean water. …

There is a medication that works for migraine, it’s called Imigram or summatriptan, read below.
Migraine is the daddy of all headaches. It’s not just a headache in fact, it can make you sick, sensitive to light and noise, and sometimes it can make you temporarily blind.
I have suffered from …

Another freebies I got while strolling inside a mall, one lady gave me this Ascof Lagundi Tablets. I know that this is part of their brand ad awareness campaign of this product. I am not actually into taking herbal tablets like this but I gave it a try when …

Wow, this medicine is expensive. It is about a hundred and thirty dollars at Walgreen’s pharmacy. The first doctor that prescribed it to me for itchy skin didn’t warn me of the price so when I went to the pharmacy to pick it up I was told I my …

The Surrey General Hospital is strategically located in the heart of Surrey. This makes the hospital accessible to most Surrey residents, like myself, who lives just a stone’s throw away from the popular Surrey Central area.
You can walk to this hospital from the King George end of the …

I am a mother of two boys and a house wife. My youngest is 5 while the older one is 7 years old.
My youngest son is allergic to shrimps; when ever he eats that he always gets allergic reactions on his skin. Once in a family gathering my son …

When I woke up Tuesday morning, I had a very bad headache. I tried to stay in bed for an hour before eating my breakfast and going to work that day. I think I got that headache due to lack of sleep these past few days. When I reached …

Who has not heard the famous slogan “Relief from indigestion, heartburn, diarrhea, and stomach upset.” on the Pepto Bismol commercials. It seems to be a bit ridiculous for a set of commercials but none the less their actually quite right. Pepto Bismol has been around for as long …

Phentramin-D is new diet pill that is surely the most effective on the market today. Anyone who has tried all the exercise programs available, the fad diet books and programs and crash diets knows how difficult it can be to lose those unwanted pounds.
Phentramin-D uses a different approach to …

Lets begin by telling you that I have severe allergies to practically everything from pollen to cats to dust mites. I have been through the ringer with doctors for more than 22 years! After having recurring sinus infections I decided to see a different Doctor who suggested Astelin. He …

It seems like the weather changes always make me sick in one way or another. My nose is something that really gets affected by the weather changes from summer to fall and from winter to spring. During this time my nose always seems like it has sinuses. My nose …

I absolutely dread dealing with heartburn of any kind. The only problem is that I seem to get heartburn all of the time. It even haunts me in my sleep and wakes me up multiple times a night. To deal with this problem, I have tried multiple antacids. One …

I had some unusual menstrual cycle pattern about more than 6 years ago which caused me to have prolonged nonbleeding period and once my menstrual bleeding starts, it usually lasted for more than 10 days and the bleeding was really too heavy. Because of this, I became very …

If you have migraines and must treat them frequently, I suggest Excedrin Migrain gel tabs. I have migraines as often as three times a week and I have found that this pill works for me every single time with no side effects (except perfect relief) if taken properly. It …

It was my first time to use Dalacin-C Clindamycin 300mg capsule last week. I consulted my dermatologist because of a big pimple that formed on top of my nose. It was so painful, it gave me throbbing headaches and it gave me some embarassment because my nose …

This comes in a brown bottle with a yellow label with Nature Made written on the front. The tablet is fat, oval shaped and yellow-greenish in color.
I took these when I was pregnant and also when I was nursing my baby. The tablet is small enough to swallow easily …

Sinupret for kids is a natural remedy for colds and flus in children. It is made from plant extracts such as european elder, common sorrel, and cowslip. The claim the company that makes Sinupret, Bionorica makes is that this product supports the upper respiratory system, strengthens the …

I think the only real reason I picked up this product was because of it’s $3 price tag. My husband and I support a family of four off a very limited income at times, and when my kids get sick, it pains me to spend $7 on a product …

Who can say that when you are getting in your 30’s, taking multivitamins is no longer effective? Before, I had this kind of thought. During my childhood years, my mother always provided us with multivitamins syrup. For according to her, it is better to prevent than cure. So she …

Since childhood, I was allergic to any spicy food. But after I started taking Avil 25 every time after I eat anything like that, my allergy was just gone. But the only problem with this is if you start taking it on regular basis then you have to switch …

The Vicks Inhaler is truly a blast from the past. My father used the Vicks Inhaler for as long as I can remember. For years and years, my father always had a Vicks Inhaler in his coat pocket or suit pocket. That Vicks smell was normal …

My allergies if it gets worst will cause series of infection mostly in my upper respiratory system. Just lately, because of food-releasing histamine, I have been sneezing and it eventually caused my throat to feel itchy. I really thought this was just colds but it was different. It did not …

I find Glucotrol to be effective in helping me manage my blood sugar. I don’t seem to have many side effects from it either. The only one is I get loose bowel movement the first few days when I restart it if I have been off for …

Since few months ago, I started to take some more supplement for my body and health. We are getting older so we need to take a good care of our health and body.
It’s been few weeks already since I take Nutrilite Echinacea tablets. A friend of mine brought …