Medicine Reviews
Thermotabs Salt Supplement Buffered Tablets, 100 each
I don’t do a lot of extreme exercising (quite the contrary), but when I do exercise, my favorite thing is to go on walks. We live not far from a park right on the water, and I like to walk there and get some fresh air. Problem is, usually …
Auralgen Ear Drops Solution
A few months back, I had a cold, which at first did not seem like a big deal, however, as the days went by, I noticed that my ears began to hurt. This was not just some mild earache, but a more intense type of pain that was not …
Zoloft
Zoloft is my final medication on my journey to find something to help me deal with my anxiety. Zoloft, is in theory an anti-depressant, but it is used to treat anxiety disorders. It can be used in conjunction with other drugs like Welbutrin. I however only want to have …
Tylenol PM
I have always had a tough time sleeping but never wanted to become dependent on those prescription medications. So I went to my local pharmacy one day and asked my pharmacist what he recommended. He told me to try Tylenol PM. He said it would not …
Ativan (Lorazepam)
Commonly prescribed to treat anxiety, Ativan has received press lately as one of the many drugs that were found to be in Michael Jackson’s toxicology report after he died. I have had a prescription of Ativan for several years now, originally for my occasional (3-4 times a year) panic …
Scar-Fix Scar Removal Cream for Clear Skin
Unfortunately I am not one of those people who love every inch of their bodies regardless of how many scars they have. I have tried to be and I wish that I could be but alas I hate the nasty scars on my legs and I hate even …
Primatene Mist Pills
Like many Asthma suffers, I have tried to find different ways to release the stress of asthma or the pain that it causes on my lungs and muscles. I have read all about herbal medicines and natural medicines, but in some ways, I never put much faith into them. …
TheraFlu Hot Liquid Powder Cold/Flu Medicine
Let’s face it, the worst part of getting sick is the unbearable throat ache that burns and throbs, not letting you swallow anything without wincing. What inevitably follows that awful throat ache is a throat stuffed with phlegm and irritated by coughing. Getting sick is the worst, we all …
The Co-operative 24 Clear Washproof Plasters
I can recommend this box of washproof plasters from the Co-op’s own brand because not only are they cheap, but they do actually work and stay adhered to the skin when they are wet. I initially bought them to stick on the back of my heel as my …
Emmert Dental Associates
I recently moved to the area and decided to visit Emmert Dental Associates because they were close to where I lived and covered by my insurance plan. The office was attractive, the staff was very pleasant, but overall the care made me uncomfortable. After sitting next to …
Nutrilite Iron Folic Plus
I’m anemic. Or at least that’s what my grandma says. I have low blood and I look pale all the time. You’ll really notice how pale I am when you take a look at my lips (when they’re not covered with a lip balm, lipstick, and a lip gloss) …
Norflox
When ever I have problems like diarrhea and frequencies of motion due to infection, urinary tract infection, I always prefer to take oral tablet of Norflox 400mg (for adult) . It gives me wonder full result with in 24 hours. I had hardly any problem after taking it. …
Soothe Chewable Tablets for Stomach Relief
Product Description: Chewable tablets (similar to Pepto Bismol) designed to help with a variety of stomach problems, including nausea and diarrhea.
What I liked about this product: I ended up having to buy these in an emergency and, since it wasn’t payday yet, money was a little tight. Because of …
Dermovate psoriasis cream
I was diagnosed with psoriasis by my dermatologist in the year 2001. I was depressed about it since she told me that there is no cure to totally eliminate the skin condition. However, it can be controlled and totally disappear for couple of years by using topical creams, …
Pantoprazole Sodium (Protonix) 40 mg vials
I underwent a surgery last year. They had to remove some stones that were found in my gallbladder. The surgery took shorter than usual compared to the conventional type of surgery for my condition. I was back in my room in a matter of 6 hours. The surgery was …
Refractive Eye Surgery done by Peter Rhee, Marshfield Clinic
I had such awful vision that I couldn’t make it from the bedroom to the bathroom without my glasses. I had been going to several optometrists in town until I was referred to Peter Rhee ophthalmologist at Marshfield Clinic. Just the thought of surgery scares …
Digestive Advantage Capsules Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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 …
Advil Cold and Sinus Non Drowsy Liquigels
I was going through a lot of pain with the last cold that I had. My head was aching because of all of the congestion. I was dealing with my eyes watering and couldn’t even really breath in without wanting to sneeze. It was a really horrible feeling and …
Prevacid OTC 24 Hour Heartburn Capsules, 28 Count
I used to take prescription Prevacid for acid reflux, but a diet change lessened the reflux and eventually, I only got heartburn every once in a while after eating trigger foods. I just dealt with the heartburn and didn’t medicate because the prescription costs were getting costly when …
Guardian Lead Free Pink Bismuth
I have suffered from many stomach problems over the past few years. I often find myself having to deal with indigestion and heartburn more often than I would like to. Since my indigestion and heartburn become unbearable at times, I try to keep medicine in the cabinet to treat …
Terramycin Ointment
I had a few cuts and bruises because I was recently in a motorcycle accident. It was nothing serious really, but I didn’t want to go around wearing pants to work all the time. My mom gave me Terramycin, she said it would help the cuts to heal faster …
Dolfenal (mefenamic acid)
The Product
The container is a silver foil pack.
This has a no particular scent.
This is in a caplet form that is orange in color.
The retail price for each caplet is Php9 or US$0.21.
My Experience and Opinion
Dolfenal is a product from Unilab. This is a mefenamic acid that is commonly used …
Vicks VapoRub Decongestant
Although you don’t take this stuff internally, I have to say that this is perhaps one of the most powerful ‘medicinal’ products out there. I say this because there is no other chest and cough reliever out there that can work as fast as Vicks VapoRub Decongestant can and how! …
Seroquel (medication)
Seroquel is a medication that can be used as a seditive in lower doses. In lower doses it is also more commonly being prescribed by doctors as a sleep aide for individuals who battle falling asleep at night. My own physician recently told me to try taking …
Spring Valley Chewable Papaya Enzymes
For years, I have suffered digestive issues such as heartburn, vomiting, nausea, flatulence, irritable bowel syndrome and constipation. One of the herbal supplements I take with meals on a daily basis to help relieve, treat and sometimes even prevent these conditions from happening is the Spring Valley Chewable Papaya …
Chloraseptic Sore Throat Spray (Six Ounce Spray Bottle)
The Chloraseptic Sore Throat Spray comes in a six ounce spray bottle and sells for around fourteen dollars. I bought the cherry-flavored variety as I didn’t see any other flavor on the shelf at Walgreens. I was okay with picking up a cherry-flavored medication though because I like the …
Fungiderm Creme
I remember that one of my family member ever had a skin problem. The doctor said that he had fungi on her skin. And the doctor told her to buy Fungiderm Creme to use it as a treatment to her skin problem.
Actually Fungiderm creme is available in the pharmacy …
Vitafusion Calicum Gummy Vitamins for Adults
I just tried Vitafusion Calcium Gummy Vitamins for Adults and I must say they are the most nasty gummy vitamins I have ever taken. They were unbearable to chew and swallow the taste was disgusting. The sugar coating made the gummy chew even nastier. They were too soft and …
Hopital (Hospital) Caesar de Paepe
My daughter is undergoing orthodontic treatments at the moment. She started her treatment in Luxembourg but as we are living in Brussels at the moment, this was an impractical choice. About 3 weeks ago, 2 of the brackets on her braces fell off. Although it was not critical that …
Rite Aid Dairy Relief Original Strength
As a child, I rarely had any issues with allergies or lactose intolerance or anything along those lines, other than an occassional case of bronchitis or the flu. But as I’ve gotten older (I’m thirty three years old now) it seems I’ve been hit with all those childhood illnesses …
Fern C, Sodium Ascorbate
I grew up taking lots of Vitamin C. in my life. My mother and my grand mother never forgets to give Vitamin C, As i grow up, My mother turned to be very acidic, so she doesn’t want to take too much ascorbic acid. Until one time my Auntie …
Chantix Quit Smoking Pill
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 …
Care Plus Antiseptic First Aid Cream
Care Plus Antiseptic First Aid Cream is a product made by Thornton & Ross Ltd of Huddersfield, England. I admit to not ever having heard of this company, nor even of the Care Plus brand, before getting hold of this stuff, but having used it once I am satisfied …
Cold-Eze Sore Throat Lozenges
When I have a sore throat and cough, there are a few things that I usually keep with me at all times. One of these such things is a bag of throat lozenges. I usually use either the Equate or the Halls brand throat lozenges. However, I was at …
Protonix
Protonix medicine is a proton-pump inhibitor used to treat GERD/Acid reflux. I just started using Protonix for a couple of days and I am very happy with the results. I do not feel the burning in my esophagus after I eat anymore. Protonix is great for people who cannot …
Glimet
I use Tablet Glimet as anti-diabetic medicine. When first time I was detected high blood glucose level, I was very much confused and tense. I gone through lots of literature, opinions, review and more. I started all precautions like diet control, exercise, blood pressure control etc. There are lots of …
Efficient Laboratories Rompe Pecho Expectorant
It amazes even me sometimes the kinds of products I come across. I like to try new products on a regular basis mostly because I just never know what’s going to work better than others. Any time someone in the house gets sick, I typically pick up something different, …
ASPIRIN
Three days every month, when it comes closer to fullmoon, I have headaches. Most of the time I can handle the pain simply by ignoring it. Sometimes though, the pain is close to a migraine attack. If it comes to this stage I want to bang my head against …
Salonpas Medicated Patch Topical Analgesic
On a good day, I spend an average of eight hours in front of the computer to do all my freelance writing. I enjoy myself so much that I get aches and pains in my shoulders. Massaging it at once only increases the pain, and so I have taken …
Pro-Poxy/ Darvocet
Pro-Poxy is the generic name for the pain killer Darvocet. I was prescribed it after a particularly painful wisdom teeth extraction.
When I first had the surgery done, I was given the narcotic painkiller Vicadin. For anyone who doesn’t know, Vicadin is heavy stuff. It knocks you out, or at …
Formyco Cream
Few years ago, I had a little problem on my skin. The itchy skin feeling that I had needed to get special medicine and treatment from Skin specialist here. So I went to the skin specialist doctor then I asked for a medicine that can help me curing the …
Doxazin
These pills have antihypertensive function and they help to reduce the hypertension. My husband had hypertension before the operation and the doctor prescribed Doxazin. He takes only one pill every morning. At first he was very sleepy all the time and had hadaches but they say that it a …
Acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) Mucolytic
Last week at work was just stressful. There were so many deadlines that I had to meet. There were also several tasks that had to be presented and numerous seminars that I had to attend. I was getting only 3 hours of sleep at night and the lack of …
WHEN THERE IS NO GENERIC OFFERED
I have been receiving prescribed medication for years, now, for free. Not every medication will be given out freely, but many more than you might believe, are! The reason that I obtain my medications, that have been properly prescribed by my doctors, is that there is a law pertaining …
Norit Tablets
I don’t know if you ever see this Norit tablets in your country. But here, people often give suggestion to others to take Norit tablets if they have diarrhea problem and stomach problem.
I often took Norit Tablets if I have stomach and diarrhea problems. Norit Tablets have black color. …
Prevacid
I have recently had to put my infant son on medication , after finding out that he has acid reflux disease. The medication is called Prevacid and it has worked like a miracle. Before my son started the medication he was projectile vomiting and spitting up twenty four hours …
Express Scripts Mail Order Pharmacy
My parents take a lot of medications. And with the cost of living rising added in with other basic necessities they were having a hard time covering their medical bills.
My father is retired Army and through their medical plan Express Scripts is their mail order provider. …
Drug Store Rebate Programs
Rebate programs have become increasingly popular in recent years. This is especially true in drug stores where there are now established rebate programs. Below is my review of 3 programs that I have found to be excellent.
#1 Rite Aid
Rite Aid has the best rebate program. Running on a monthly …
Formoterol Asthma Inhaler - AKA Foradil
My husband has chronic lung disease, so he’s been on many different inhalers in the past few years. I was frightened as I read the print out from the pharmacy on Formoterol Powder Inhaler. When almost the entire page of the printout is about the dangers, you wonder if …
University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
I had my medical education in this University. I even had my preparatory course of Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology here. Why? Because it’s the country’s top medical school. Yes it may not have the most state-of-the-art facilities here. And yes other medical schools may have some things …
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