After Medical City moved to its new location, I just wanted to be sick all the time. Aside from the hospital equipment, you’d think the rooms are from five star hotels. Glass windows, gorgeous bathrooms, modern furnishings; it’s all too comfortable to be a hospital room really. This is …

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 …

Yesterday I was talking to my mother and wasn’t feeling well, just a fall cold type of thing. She suggested when I went to bed to put Vicks VapoRub on. OK yeah that helps with congestion and will enable me to get some sleep. Then she tells me put …

Being that I am a college student, and at that I am very petite, it’s really no surprise to me that I end up over working my muscles. I constantly have to carry heavy books when I walk to and from classes, I get sick of doing that! I …

When you suffer from muscle pains, fast relief is always favorable. If you are not the type to go for ointments or plasters, I highly recommend Alaxan FR Tablet as your alternative pain reliever. It comes in capsule form and manufactured by United Laboratories, Inc., one of the most …

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 used to work in the night shift as a supervisor in a call center, so I always have reversed body clock and I looked really, really haggard. My mom always tells me to take Multivitamins because my body is under a lot of stress and I look really …

I don’t have anything to put the blame on other than the heaps of stress I’ve been getting earlier. It must be the reason why I feel under the weather these days, bad enough to make me manifest coughing fits. I have this dry, unproductive cough for …

I don’t come down with the average cold very often. I get allergies every year, from about July through October, but typical Over-the-counter medications wont help with that anyway. I always know when I’m coming down with a cold or flu, however, when my prescription allergy medicine ceases to …

I haven’t been contented with my long-time antiulcer drug. The effects were fast, it’s just that it has been giving me this persistent headache. I have had this ulcer for some time now and the drug that I have been using was the first ever drug that I have …

Fleet Stimulant Laxative its in my opinion one of the best products our right now for constipations and colds, it works like a charm, the very first time I took It I had a very bad cold and I had tried just about every product in the market , …

One of the things I really hate is having a headache, menstrual cramps, or some kind of physical pain that makes it difficult for me to either fall asleep or stay asleep. Since I am a college student it is imperative for me to get an adequate amount of …

I think I’m finally coming to the end of my reviews about all the allergy medicines I’ve used over the last eight years. It’s been an astronomical amount, sadly, but unfortunately it’s been a necessary journey for me. I have intense allergy symptoms that range from congestion to headaches …

Nasty head colds are already making the rounds early in the fall this year and I was lucky enough to get one of my very own. I usually go looking for something that will make me feel better mentally, like a medication that is a hot drink, or zinc …

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 …

Due to the attack of severe cold- I was left feeling totally uncomfortable. My nose seemed blocked and I was finding it hard to breathe, but what made the situation even worse was my incessant coughing —“which would sometimes me just out of breath. Although I happened to be …

Some oils and liniment are only for temporary removal of pain. I need something that temporary remove the pain that last for a month. I want to avoid having pain even just for a month. Moreover, pain in the muscle is cause by lack of stretching and exercising. If …

Working for hours in front of the computers give a very stiff back and that results in some sever back pain finally. I am an accountant in a reputed firm and have to work for around 10-12 hours daily in front of the computer sitting stiffly on the chair …

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 …

Using a cough drop that actually works is something that has always been very important to me. I loathe dealing with a cough as well as any throat irritation. I do not always feel like taking harsh medications to deal with a cough or sore throat and will often …

In my several years of being a diabetic patient, I have tried several drugs to test which one is more effective and would give me the least or if possible no side effects at all. I have jumped from one medication to the next just to see which drug …

You know those old wedding vows that state: to have and hold in sickness and in health? Well, I got a test run of that a few months ago when my fiance suddenly became stricken with the flu that had been going around at his work.
Of course, having a Cancerian …

I was told by my brother who is a nurse to use a nebulizer so that it can soften dry cough. Just this past week, we have been inflicted with illness brought by weather changes. I myself have had difficulty working and I have to take a sick leave for …

Paracetamol or sometimes called acetaminophen is the kind of medicine that we can just get over-the-counter when we have headache, fever or whatever minor pains that we have. True, we can buy it over-the-country without the doctor’s prescription but it doesn’t mean that we take as many dosage …

Working in a corporate office with a lot of people meant one thing, that I would be getting sick a lot more often than usual. I soon found out how true that was. People who were sick came into work and passed those sick germs around to everyone else. …

AcneFree Clear Skin Treatment is a new kind of 3 part treatment which will eventually clear not only your acne but somewhat diminish scarred tissue caused by excessive zit popping/scratching.
The treatment is composed of three parts whch have to be used in a precise order to have effect. First …

You don’t need prescription from the doctor if you want to get Paramex tablet from the drug store. You can buy it direct from the seller because it’s not really a heavy tablet. You can cure the little headache or toothache by taking this pill.
Normally, I only need …

This is not a pretty subject for anyone to have a conversation regarding, but in the case of doing reviews, I feel it’s pretty necessary to be as forthcoming as possible, even if it’s an embarassing problem to be talking about. Though I haven’t officially been diagnosed with Irritable …

Strepsils is a good lozenge which, in my opinion, is effective for the ff. uses:
1. temporary relief of sore throat - for me, this means that your throat will not hurt/itch so bad while the lozenge is in your mouth. However, shortly after it is completely dissolved, …

Not so long ago I got sick of FLU because of the rainy season. It was hard to get along with all the bouts of sneezing and coughing. It was draining me so I made the decision to consult a physician. The doctor gave me some prescription medicines. During …

I have had 3 photo-rejuvenation procedures in my life, in three different cities and three different clinics. The best one by far, not just for price but for the customer care I received and the confidence I have in the staff and the procedure, is Laser Rejuvenation Clinics and …

This is the best health card I have so far compared to our old health card. In my previous company, they provided us a health card and I am happy to say that Medicard is the number 1 health provider here in the Philippines. They offer the best doctors …

Pepto-Bismol is a miracle medicine for those plagued by the following symptoms:
Upset stomach
Indigestion
Nausea
Heartburn
Diarrhea
Pepto-Bismol provides almost instant relief to the …

Having an anxiety disorder since the age of 16, I know how to live with and without the drug that is so commonly known now: Xanex. After first being diagnosed with the disorder, I was not prescribed the drug and upon getting anxiety attacks I just had to learn …

One time, I suffered severe abdominal cramps in the office. It first started with tolerable minor spasm on my abdomen. But when I sat on my computer table, I was disturbed when I felt the cramps getting sharper and painful. That was the first time I ever had …

Anytime that I can purchase the generic or store brand of a product, I do. I read the label and compare the ingredients side by side. Most of the time, the only difference is the texture or the container, applicator or dispenser.
I keep a tube of Equate …

I don’t get sick that often. Really I don’t. I may get back pains and neck pains and headaches and have problems sleeping and anything at all associated with general body pains, but I don’t really actually get a cold or the flu but once in a blue moon. …

Tylenol 8 Hour gel tabs have been the only pills available over the counter that have effectively provided relief for my husband’s pain associated with the metal rod and ten screws he has in his thigh and knee (placed there after an automobile accident three years ago). After prescriptions …

Equate Extra Strength Headache Relief Tablets is a medicine that is specifically designed to relieve throbbing headaches. That’s why if I have a headache, I take these tablets and not the tablets of a pain reliever that is formulated to address back and body pains along with headaches. If …

I was diagnosed with Adult ADD at the age of 28. My whole life I thought I was just scatter brained until it started affecting my relationships with my husband and children. I went to see my Dr and he started me on Provigil which did not work for …

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 …

Advil is a well known over the counter medicine for pain relief and cold and sinus allergy relief. The active ingredient in Advil that relieves pain is ibuprofen, which is a non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug. There are many other pain relievers that contain an active ingredient called acetaminophen, which can …

Head and Shoulders has a new intensive formula that focuses on severe dandruff problems and since I have had this problem for a while and have been very embarrassed by it, when I heard that head and shoulders was coming out with new and improved formulas I was excited …

Right now with the winter weather being so cold in most of the USA, chapped lips are a very real possibility. I find that Carmex works real well to heal sore, cracked, dry lips. Carmex is a topical lip balm. Which works very well for me.
Carmex is sold …

I have been suffering, for about the past year, from an extreme and constant case of pain. I was at work one night and I guess I just twisted the wrong way and totally threw my back out of whack. I’m not exactly an active person, though I am …

This particular drugstore company is for me one of the best here in the city of Dumaguete, Philippines. Well at least the other branch along Perdices street, I thought. This is so because if I go downtown, it’s really the place I buy my medicines …

As a registered nurse, I have administered Gas-X Softgels to my patients as well as taken it myself for the occasional bout of pressure, bloating and discomfort, aka gas. As anyone who has ever had a wicked case of gas can attest to, it is, to say the …

One of my friends who is a college undergraduate student has a lot of trouble focusing and keeping material in her head. She was having a lot of trouble focusing in her classes and so she started to look for something which would help her get through her problem. …

I know that, when I have a sore throat, I can count on some cough drops usually to help soothe the problem. Of course, cough drops don’t typically taste real well and they have an aftertaste that lasts hours longer than I’d prefer, so I try to avoid them …

When I find myself dealing with a cough, I will try to treat it the best way that I know how. I hate dealing with a repetitive cough, especially if it is painful. I find that coughs can sometimes make my chest feel like it is on fire and …