At times, advertising definitely gives me ideas for products which I would like to try. Last week, I saw an advertisement for Voltaren Emulgel, something I had never heard of before; the ad claims that this topical pain reliever provides effective relief for body aches and pains. It also …

For a period of time I was feeling a little sick. After a quick self-diagnosis, I found out that I had a slight fever that was climbing rapidly into a severe fever. I quickly went over to the drugstore and got myself a box of NyQuil Cold and Fever …

When I have headache, drinking Paracetamol Biogesic is my idea to relieve the pain. Maybe I am influenced by the phrase the commercial of the medicine does. Honestly, this medicine can relieve the pain but it only stops the pain for 2 hours. It also ineffective when your stomach …

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 …

The months of September leading to December are the times in the year when there is a high incidence rate of sickness due infection and bateria. Just last month, there was an outbreak of dengue fever which rose to an alarming rate that it came to a point where …

In my country, most medicines can be bought over-the-counter. People usually purchase these medicines without consulting a doctor. I notice that most of my countrymen tend to buy medicine that is popular on television ads or commonly use by most people. Take for example, drugs for cough. There are …

I have two children, and as a mother, I absolutely hate seeing them when they are sick which, thankfully, hasn’t had to be all that often over the years. There’s nothing worse than a child crying because they don’t feel good, but you don’t know what’s wrong or how …

My dermatologist told me that my stressful profession is the culprit for my vitiligo which is unfortunately located near my mouth. I feel very conscious about it although my friends assure me that it is not very noticeable (probably the reason why they are my friends). My dermatologist told …

After taking a 30mg dose of prescription Prevacid daily for 5 years, I could not have been more delighted when the 24HR formula was approved for over-the-counter sale. Until I found Prevacid, I tried a few alternatives, such as Zantac and Prilosec, I suffered from severe gastroesophogeal reflux disease. …

I found a bottle of Assorted Flavors Tums Regular Strength calcium supplements at the back of my medicine cabinet in the kitchen while doing some summer cleaning. To be honest, I don’t know when I actually purchased it but I do remember why it’s in the back of the …

Everytime I have fever, I always turn to Paracetamol to normalize my temperature. However, when this measure fails, I always have another option which can surely give me immediate relief from high grade fever: Flanax forte Naproxen 500mg capsule which I usually take every twelve hours after …

I travel frequently, and am always worried about picking up a nasty stomach bug or food poisioning whilst in a foreign country. Dukoral has absolutely given me peace of mind and almost transformed how I think about food while I am abroad.
This is an oral vaccine against traveller’s diarrhea. …

Biogesic is common name when it comes to paracetamol. I think everybody knows Biogesic. It is what most people I know actually take. Well, I have been taking it since I was in my teens. My parents took it so it was what they let us have when we …

Jesmond House Practice is our local doctors surgery based in Tewkesbury. We have being going there for about five years now; all four of us are registered there. The doctors practice is open five days a week and they do emergency call outs.
Their five doctors based at …

Product Description: Stuffy nose kit for kids, this product contains a saline-like solution that is meant to clean out mucus from a child’s nose. We found it at our local Walgreen’s pharmacy for around $8 but I think it varies in price quite a bit depending on what store …

Suddenly, one day it seemed as if my hearing ability had decreased a bit. Within the next few days, it reduced further. I was very worried and thought of consulting a doctor. The fourth day, my ear started aching.
I finally proceeded towards the doctor, but the clinic was closed …

I get a cold at least twice a year. For my colds I usually take Theraflu Cold and Cough. Although Theraflu is not capable of curing your sickness, it can help provide some relief. Theraflu is expected to work on colds, so that is no biggy. However, about two …

I’ve used Vicks products for a very long time, and have always had a lot of trust in products like their vapor rub. I’ve tried some of their cold and cough syrups too (much like NyQuil in their effectiveness), and when I saw these in the Vicks Formula 44 …

I have to admit that I wasn’t particularly looking forward to using this spray, but I absolutely loved the cough/chest cold syrup from the Vicks Formula 44 line that I tried, so I was still willing to give this one a shot. Usually, honey and lemon medicines just taste like …

As an EMS employee, I am constantly plagued with lower back pain and moderate discomfort. Due to my position, I am required to be at work for 24 hours at a time and I must always be ready to react quickly. It is impossible to take virtually …

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 …

I am a very active woman, I love doing sports and adventure traveling. As a result, I have had several minor scrapes in my time. Whenever I travel I always bring Mediplast First Aid Kit. This is a very handy pouch with everything that I need for my emergencies. …

Yes I know, not a subject that many of us women feel comfortable talking about, but lets face it this is something that a lot of us suffer with from time to time! So let’s get it covered and sorted out here!
Feminine Itching can be caused due to thrush, …

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 …

There are many medicines for fever but somehow we tend to buy or patronize the brands that we have been using for the longest time. In my case, fevers meant paracetamol rather than ibuprofen, moreover, I tend to use Tempra over other brands because it was what my mother …

When I was still a young teenager, I often got pimple or acne problem on my skin face. At that time, my mom bought me special acne cream from Clearasil. At that time, the cream worked so well. I remember that I had so many pimples on my skin …

Both my kids had cold and cough last week. I think my daughter started first then her brother followed her. They were playing together for most of the time. That’s why it’s so easy to get the virus from one to another when they are sick.
I don’t …

A Patient of about 52years of age came to me with history of hypertension. After examine him, I advice him for some investigation and diagnosed him Angina Pectoris with Myocardial infarction along with hypertension and tachycardia. So, I started oral Tablet Verapamil 40 mg three times a day along with …

One of the best doctors, I have ever been to. Friendly to patients and provides the best consultation. I have been to this doctor many times now. I first approached the doctor during my first pregnancy and is still consulting now. He explains every medical aspect in …

I have had some serious back pains ever since I gave birth to my daughter. I have tried multiple medications to work on the back pain, but many of them barely do a thing. I was thinking that maybe I should focus on a medication exactly for back pain. …

Every two years, I get new eye glasses. My astigmatism prescription has not changed in almost ten years, but as I wear my glasses every day they tend to look worn, after two years.
This was my second trip to Wizard Optical Centre. The first being five years ago, when …

Tylenol P.M used to be a friend of mine. Most of the time I had trouble sleeping and I dealt with major back pain. The thing that I was most concerned about was finding a medicine that Icould use that wouldn’t become habit forming and would take away my, …

Actually the name Lagundi is a common plant through which we create medicine and this plant is firstly discovered in Philippines the great place, after that we came to know that it is also situated in many places like Banahaw. In Philippians there is vast history about this Lagundi …

Since about three or four years, I have problem concerning chronic pain. I tried and tried so much different over the counter and prescription medications to control it but nothing worked. So one day I visited my doctor and suggested me to try this medication out because he explained …

Sometimes our husband prefer it naturally and wives are left sacrificing side effects of oral contraceptives. I was really pessimistic about taking pills because they often quote side effects. The foremost benefit of taking pills rather than using condoms is the hassle-free situation when you wanted the time. If …

This medicine, Benadryl, is great for clearing up your allergies and nasal symptoms, but it will put you to sleep; at least it puts me to sleep. I get so drowsy I can’t even drive from point A to point B, but I get a really, really good night’s …

While Lipitor is about the first cholesterol lowering medication that first came out. Practically all doctors usually place their patitents on this statin drug to lower cholesterol. However although most doctors never heard of it. For myself lipitor gave me a urinary tract infection which subsided …

I think some people will agree with me that acne or pimple is so disturbing. Especially when those acne are coming on our skin face. Sometimes, if I have this problem I don’t really like to go out and meet some people or friends until I know that those …

From time to time I suffer from lower back pain. The base of my spine stiffens and I find it painful to move the affected area. I bought some Ibuleve gel as a friend of mine recommended it to me.
The gel itself feels incredibly cold when you first …

About three years ago, I was having some issues with recurring bladder infections. This went on for a whole year during which time I was in and out of the doctor’s office constantly, it seemed. The first time it started, I woke up in the middle of the night …

As a diabetic, I have a tendency to get many yeast infections. I saw this product at a health food store and wanted to give it a try. Yeast infections can be painful, miserable, and expensive to treat. This product is a spray that you use …

My son was diagnosed with ADHD 2 years ago and after a trial period of different prescriptions he has been taking metadate CD for the last year and a half. After finding the right doseage he has been doing very well on it. He is a very active child …

Advil PM has never been my choice of nighttime medicine, mostly because I think liquid medicines work best when trying to get yourself to bed and if it is a matter of pain then there are many others that do the same with a lower price tag, but when …

I think that everyone has had a time where they have had horrible diarrhea and could not hold their bowels. This does not happen to me often, but I dread when it does happen. It seems like always hits me really hard and usually leaves me miserable and at …

I take aspirin for aches and pains, so when I hurt my back I figured I would take a couple of aspirin for the pain. The pain wasn’t very severe, so I thought my usual two aspirin would do the trick. I was disappointed to realize that we had …

Commercials about Dermatix Ultra Advanced Scar Treatment Formula have been replayed on television last 2009. At first I was very skeptic about it until I’ve tried it for myself. I recently got operated last December 17, 2009. The operation left an ugly scar on my once flawless skin. I …

This is a fruity tasting medicine that kids seem to like (unlike adult Benylin).
It contains two active ingredients,5mg Dextromethorphan hydrobromide(an antitussive)to help stop coughing, and0.625mg Triprolidine hydrochloride (an anti-histamine)to stopsneezing, runny nose and watery eyes,in each 5ml dose.
my son has just about tried every medicine for coughs and colds …

I have severe allergies and I have tried practically every over the counter nasal spray on the market and prescription ones too! Most of them had bad side effects like nose bleeds and extreme dryness. So when my Doctor recommended Nasonex I rolled my eyes and asked what was …

I got fed up by the side effects that my other anti-diabetic medication caused. So, I went back to my doctor and discussed the reactions that I was having with my present medication and other drugs that I could take instead of the one I had. I told him …

I have always believed there is absolutely no difference between big named brands and generic brands other than the price. That’s why, when we last went shopping for pain relieving medicine, we bought the cheaper Equate version instead of Tylenol.
Well, I can now tell you that was a big mistake.
I …