Gone are the days when you only have two or three choices when you need to purchase cold and flu medicines over the counter. Of course, there are so many brands and formulas these days that you can get confused and spend a lot of money trying to find …

I, like many others, have a hard time falling asleep and staying asleep at night. So I went down to my local drugstore and searched for something that would help me sleep. There were so many choices so I asked my pharmacist what he recommended. He …

I am a nurse, and an only child. When my dad became gravely ill, I was caught between working at my home, and having to leave and drive 150 miles out of town, every 3-4 days. I was destined to meet up with staff in the worse …

dulculax bisacodyl is the most affective stimulant laxative available. its relieves constipation by stimulating the movement of the intestines. this is the msot powerful and affective laxative in the market and i have used this laxative to treat constipation and it effects better than other laxative. but it is …

Piror to Ben Gay’s being sold in the Philippine market, Filipinos have been relying on the soothing pain relief provided by White Flower Analgesic Oil. However, I count myself among the few who didn’t like the product. For one, the menthol scent was much too strong for me that …

I have always been prone to getting bruises probably because I am naturally clumsy. I would tend to bump into furniture, get my finger stuck in something and then if I am unlucky, I would get a wound, a scrape or at the very least, a bruise.
The wooden garage …

The Moringa capsule is a natural herbal product which was produced from the popular Moringa tree. The capsule is prepared with natural Moringa herbs under a perfect hygienic condition. The Moringa tree is God’s gift to the world because it is a wonderful tree which produces these wonderful herbs. …

I am from India and using this product for some months now. Finpecia is a cheaper version of propecia and is produced by cipla here in India.it is a very cheap but effective substitute for propecia as the ingredients used in both the version is just about the same. …

I own a aid cupboard at home that is usually well stocked and one item which I never miss is Ibuprofen as I work with computers and frequently come home
from work with a headache. Usually when this kind of headache comes, standard paracetamol doesn’t seem to clear it, …

There is really nothing worse than being told you have Irritable Bowel Syndrome, short of being told you have an incurrable disease or you’re dying. Seriously, this is probably the most inconvenient problem to experience, and it pretty much is not correctable and just has to be treated. I …

This is the leading drugstore in the Philippines today and I don’t think that would still change. They have so many branches and are also present on almost all malls, big or small. They have almost every thing you need when it comes to medicines and drugs. …

Being a mother have exposed me to many experiences that thought me good lessons on how to take care of children’s health and how to respond in situations like child accident or sickness. It pays to take note of every prescription of the doctor and doing self researches as …

I was prescribed Abilify 5mg by my psychiatrist last month. He actually started me on a dose of 2mg, the lowest dose available and then raised it to a daily dose of 5mg. However, this still confuses and surprises me due to the fact that the drug is available …

I prefer Oral Albendazole tablet for single or mixed type of intestinal parasite infection. There are different types of intestinal parasites, commonly- roundworms, whipworms, threadworms, hookworms, tapeworms etc. Though every body prone to infected by these worms, but children are major victims because less care for hygiene, get easy …

These swabs are great, I take them whenever I have a cold. In fact, with finals week coming up, I take these whenever I think I might be coming down with a cold, especially since my room mate was sick recently.
The first time I took them, I thought they …

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 …

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 …

Norgesic Forte is a good medicine in order to have relief from severe headaches.Before I used to take Biogesic for my headaches but I found it not very effective for severe headaches until one day my doctor gave me prescrition for headache and prescribed Norgesic Forte. I found it …

Seroquel is a antipsychotic/mood stabilizer that is used to treat bipolar depression. It has quite a few negative side effects including lethargy and weight gain. I gained 40 pounds taking this medicine and would get up 2-3 times and night (sometimes more!) and sleep eat. Sometimes …

Have you ever heard of Daktarin Cream product? This Daktarin cream is a product of Janssen Pharmaceutical. This Daktarin Cream is normally used for the skin that has Dermatomycoses but also use for other skin infection which was caused by fungi.
I bought this cream for my father few years …

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 …

This is an all in one medicine for colds and flu. Before I use to take several tablets or capsule everytime I had colds, but the last time I had colds, I was advised to take only one and that was BioFlu Tablet.
It can cure runny nose, watery eyes, …

I would like to describe about the product that made my father-in-law most happiest person . The name of the product is Acc-Check Compact glucose monitor .My husband purchased this product in Dubai for his father who is a diabetic patient. As my father-in-law is 67 years old. …

As a part of the Occupational Therapy Curriculum, Internship should include a 3 month training in a psychiatric facility. That is where I first encountered patients taking Stilnox. These patients are mostly with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, others have Schizophrenia and others have Anxiety & Mood Disorder. It is …

Working in front of a computer screen all day, I am prone to getting the odd headache. As others in the same situation will know, it isn’t good to be sat for hours in front of the screen when that’s the reason for the headache in the first place. …

For the past 8 years I have been a sufferer of heartburn. It is a quite painful experience for the people who don’t know. It feels like your chest is on fire, because acid comes back up your esophagus and haunts you. It is hard finding a medicine that …

While I am not a fan of sleeping pills of any kind, as I find they leave me drowsy in the morning and can be addictive, there are times when I find I need something to get a good night’s sleep, especially if I am experiencing some kind of pain. …

Once I had made the decision to have breast augmentation I realized there are many factors to be taken into account deciding on a surgeon, type of implants and the result that I wanted to achieve. I made up my mind over a few years and started to put …

Sakatonic ABC is another supplement or vitamin that you can probably give to your children when you need it. Sakatonik ABC contains of many vitamin in each tablet. Some of those vitamins are vitamin Vitamin A,
Vitamin B1,Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B6 , Vitamin B12, Vitamin C,
Vitamin D3, Vitamin …

I have stomach problems sometimes and I need quick relief from it since at times it can get pretty bad. Recently I was looking in the cupboard where medical supplies are kept for anything that might help my stomach, but the only thing I found was a product called …

After years of suffering random and widespread pain (some days decidedly better or worse than others), I was finally diagnosed with Fibromyalgia (a chronic nerve pain disorder) in 2009. In order to get through days with the pain and general discomfort, by the time of my diagnosis, over …

Trust Pill Tablet Oral Contraceptive is very cheap at less than 50 pesos. Everyone can buy it at a pharmacy or a generic drugstore. It is very effective for preventing pregnancy and regulating menstruation. I used it for 7 years. I started taking it in 2007 and I was …

I had been suffering for years from horrible menstrual cramps, and had tried everything there was on the market-Tylenol, Advil, alive, even codeine-with no relief whatsoever, unless I tried rather dangerous combinations of these pills plus sometimes alcohol. Nothing ever really worked and I was always a bit concerned …

I bought a tube of Scholl Verruca Removal Gel to treat my daughter’s verrucas and also a wart I had on my own finger. I was a bit sceptical about whether or not this would work, but in my local supermarket I had a choice between this and another …

About two years ago, my grandmother woke me up after suffering hours of debilitating shaking and numbness to her arms and legs. She said she’d been having these symptoms for hours but because she didn’t want to disturb my sleep (again, this is how elderly Asian grandmothers are when it …

Last week my children were feeling really sick. I knew that they had a cold, but then I started to notice that both of them were running a fever. I unfortunately did not have any medicine handy and had to send my husband to the store to purchase a …

Two months ago, I experienced some series of vomiting and loose bowel movement. I was alone in the house, feeling weak and exhausted. Then, I remember the last time that I was in this situation, the doctor prescribed Hydrite Granules-Oral Rehydration Salts. I poured out the entire content of …

Every household should have an at home remedy to take care of minor burns, wounds, cuts and skin abrasions. In our case, we always make sure to keep a bottle of Betadine Antiseptic Wound Remedy in our medicine cabinet. I like it because it is an effective and safe …

We all know that our bodies need Vitamin C. It is one of the most important vitamins that is needed by our body to strengthen our immune system against sickness, and it is also good for our bones, teeth and skin. I am not a medical person, so I …

A new twist on an old favorite, used by ADD/ADHD sufferers and college students alike, Adderall XR is an interesting, and probably healthier, addition to the pharmacopeia of “concentration drugs” that have attained prominence in the United States over the past 10-15 years. However, and this should go …

As of now, my husband and I don’t have yet any plan of having a third child for financial reasons. That is why I decided to take oral contraceptive pill. And the Trust pill is the one that fits for me and for my health. I have been using …

I would consider the Betadine feminine wash more of a medicine than a regular product for everyday use. One of the Ob Gynecologist I knew has prescribed the use of Betadine when she suffered from irritations with her private part. And even though you can use this as you …

I recently had a close brush with death. I think I took too much of a dose of my anti-diabetic drug and resulted to a very low blood sugar level. I was not of course aware that I had overdosed myself until I felt the symptoms of hypoglycaemia. I …

Equate: Antifungal Cream Athlete’s Foot Cream is a product that I used to use, but I no longer do, and it is not because it was not effective, but I simply found a product that makes it easier, quicker and less messy to apply. That product is Equate: Athlete’s …

When our family welcomed our youngest sister, we were so thrilled. She is so healthy and so beautiful but after a couple of months after her birth, we noticed that she itches a lot.There are portions of her face, arms and legs that gets really dry. Where we …

For the past six years I have been dealing with horrible back pain. Sometimes it is worse than other times, but I have had it consistently. My grandma also suffers from back pain and receives prescription medication for her pain. She does not like to take these pills and …

Calcium sandoz are the calcium tablets. These tablets are specially manufactured for the women of the age of 30 and above and even for the growing kids. As we all know the ladies loose the calcium in their bones after certain age and they need the additional …

Some things just can’t be beat by advances in medicine. One of those things is Vicks VapoRub Cough Suppressant and Topical Analgesic. It is a traditional stand by medication that will always be in my family medicine cabinet, and I can trace its regular use in our family back …

The most well known form of Hormone Replacement Therapy comes in a tiny pill form of Premarin. This particular drug is used to take away many of the symptoms of menopause for women between the ages of 40 and 55. My mother was plagued with hot flashes, …

Trimethoprim is an anti-biotic that I used for the treatment of a Urinary Tract Infection. This was a second prescription after the first type had failed to heal my infection. I was instructed to take these pills twice a day for 7 days. I had just came off a …