Alka Seltzer has been a familiar product to me ever since I can remember. I can remember my father taking Alka Seltzer thirty years ago. That familiar plopping sound of the Alka Seltzer tablets into a glass of cold water, and the the fizzing sound. I …

I didn’t even know that Vicks put out a nasal spray at all! I surprised as could be when I found it on the shelves. My kids hate nasal sprays but I’ll use them in conjunction with my other allergy medication when my allergies are really bad and the congestion …

It had to happen. It was Christmas and snowy. I was exhausted after a truly dreadful year and what happened? I caught a cold.
Ordinarily, I am prepared for such events and they occur when the shops are open and you can get what you need for all sorts of …

I have been taking birth control pills for a long time. I quit taking them when my husband and I wanted to have a child. After we had our child I developed rheumatoid arthritis. I had to take medicines that could cause serious birth defects. …

Moove is the name of the balm or gel like ointment, which comes in the tube. The moove is the must and should for me because as I have already said, I am a housewife and I have 3 little children. I have a lot of work …

Typically, in my first aid box I like to keep a tube of A plus D First Aid Ointment, but lately it has been a bit pricy so I just did not repurchases, which was a bad thing because apparently our first aid kit did not have anymore left …

The last time that I had an ear infection I was in a tremendous amount of pain, so the doctor ended up prescribing painkillers for me called “Dr. Reddy’s Nimesulide Tablets”. I wasn’t sure what to think about it since when I was in pain before, I was usually …

In my opinion Neosporin ointment is a must have at all homes. I have been using this ointment whenever a wound or tear happens on my skin. Neosporin is a very convenient and easy to use ointment. The cream is very light in color and it does not show …

I suffer from heart burn at times, and sometimes the medication I take doesn’t help. I’ve tried so many heart burn medications that I get discouraged when a new one comes along, because I’m so hopeful that it will work, only to be disappointed when it doesn’t. …

Well, as the TV commercials say “it tastes awful, but it works”. Buckley’s Coughs and Congestion (original mixture) definitely does both.
It is definitely a good thing that it doesn’t contain sugar or alcohol, though, because I had to take a lot of it over the course of the cold …

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 I happened to just slip off the stairs and landed up spraining my foot. Initially the pain I experienced was just mild, and I was expecting it to get healed in a few hours. But to my disappointment the pain not only increased but the swelling caused …

Have you ever try Betadine Oral Antiseptic? When I got small operation for my teeth, my dentist gave me this Betadine Oral Antiseptic. She said that I need to use it in the house according to the instruction in the package of Betadine Oral Antiseptic.
Actually we can just buy …

Recently I had to extract my wisdom tooth which required a dental surgery to be done. Since this was my first ever dental surgery, I was terribly horrified about the amount of pain I will have to go during and after the dental procedure. Though the pain during the …

Being one of those people who tends to get sick more than three times during the fall and winter seasons, I am always trying out new cold and sinus medicine.
I tried out Mucinex DM last year. It did nothing for me. The box claimed that it would loosen …

For the past few months I have been trying to stop smoking off and on. It’s a very hard habit to break. And I realized that once I Decided to take a chill pill on it. I was starting to see my health decline so I wanted to take …

Honestly, I like taking Gaviscon ESR 1174 tablets because first of all, they taste really good. I just love to keep it on my tongue and let it melt. It tastes a little bit like lychees, but it’s more like soursop, that succulent fruit I loved to …

The worst urinary track infection that ever occurred to me was in 1992. My son was barely four years old then and while I was putting him to sleep when I suddenly felt a very sharp pain that was hardly bearable that I really cried hard. I felt a …

Been having terrible headaches lately, and upon consultation with my doctor, he said that my sinus is blocked. He gave me a really expensive brand of nasal spray, so I had to look for an alternative. The pharmacist recommended Sinutab Nasal Spray, as it is more than 300% cheaper …

My eldest son has pretty bad asthma. We know his triggers (cats, molds, dust mites) but even keeping his allergens under control, when he gets a bad upper respiratory infection his asthma kicks into hyperdrive. Because of this, at the first sign of any respiratory trouble his allergy specialist …

One of the most useful products I have found in a long time is the Vicks stick, this is a product that I had seen a friend use when he had a cold and I thought it looked cool so I decided to give it a try and I …

After a disappointing and money wasting experience with an expensive fluid remover product, my Pharmacist recommended I try Jamieson Herbal Diuretic.
This natural product, is sold over the counter at Lawton’s drug store, and is fantastic. Jamiesons is a name I trust, as I have bought multi-vitamins and other supplements …

Dexamethazone Elixir is Cortio Steroid that is used for people with chronic asthma and also for treating croup attacks. I have reviewed other steroids and I do not feel highly about them. But if your child needs it then what can you do? This is the medicine that many …

I have to take one Bayer Low Dose aspirin everyday. The reason I have to take one everyday is because I had heart surgery two years ago. Well this aspirin is pretty good. I think Bayer makes a good product. I have not had any side affects or stomach aches …

Few years ago, when I was on my early pregnancy, I asked my doctor if he can give me special medicine to help me out with my morning sickness. I knew that every women should suffer from this morning sickness when they are in the early pregnancy. But at …

Finally a contraceptive pill that works against acne! This pill was recommended by my dermatologist and not by my gynecologist, mind you. I was surprised when I found out that it was a contraceptive, when all along I thought it was an oral medication for my acne. Apparently, she …

Since I spend a great deal of time on the phone at work, it isn�t uncommon for me to develop a sore throat by mid-week. For this reason, something that can always be found in my desk drawer are Ricola Herbal Throat Drops.
I’ve looked at similar drops at the …

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 …

Whatsoever precautions one may take, mouth ulcers do crop up in the mouth sometimes. These mouth ulcers are small boils inside the mouth, on the inner sides of the cheeks or the tongue. They are probably caused by spicy food and heat inside the body.
I often get these mouth …

For some reason I have never enjoyed the feeling of socks and tennis shoes together. It drives me completely insane because I feel like my foot is too constricted. Because of this problem I almost always where sandals. When I have to where tennis shoes, I don’t wear socks …

I had a prenatal check up two weeks ago and the assistant of the doctor (I am not sure who she is but I know she is not the in-charge or the doctor) prescribed me ferrous and folic acid. I asked her what is the best supplement. And she …

I have been a huge fan of Neo Citran for years and occasionally I will also use Nyquil when I am very sick. I like the soothing quality of hot drinks when I am feeling miserable, as it somehow makes me feel comforted as well as helping to clear …

The ZZZquil Over the Counter Nighttime Sleep-Aid gets a rating of 1 out of 10 from me. It tastes absolutely disgusting and more importantly, it doesn’t work. It hasn’t worked for me and I have a friend who told me that the same was true for her as well. …

Over the past year and against my better judgement, I’ve become a fan of using nasal sprays to treat my allergy symptoms. AFter many attempts of treating the symptoms using various over-the-counter and prescrpition pills, I’ve just found that the sprays are most effective, especially in how quickly they …

For some reason, the Nasonex which has been working really well to control my eleven year old’s nasal allergy symptoms quit working effectively for him. As a result, his pediatric primary care physician decided to switch him over to Flonase. Our insurance company will not pay for the brand …

Recent I was admitted to St. Lawrence Sparrow Hospital in the psychiatric ward. The support and the care from the staff were exceptional. I had been diagnosed with anxiety, depression, and depersonalization. The hospital treated these illnesses step by step to perfection. They have voluntary and involuntary admissions and …

Everyone knows Penicillen and the magic it performs. It’s played a role in my life on three different occasions.
First, as a child, I had pneumonia. Back in those days, the doctors made house calls, which was ultra convenient. In truth, that week of illness was more …

A few years ago I had a case of shingles rash on my trunk. It’s caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox, which I apparently had as a child and didn’t even know it! The red, blistery rash developed quickly and was excruciatingly painful. I …

There are four people in my household. Myself, my husband and my two children (who are now teens), and so it stands to reason that one of us was almost always sick. If not sick, then at least feeling pretty run down or on the verge of sickness. My …

My husband is a heavy snorer. About 10 years ago he had surgery and that helped for a few years, but he has recently started snoring agian and it’s been interfering with his sleep and mine.
He has tried Breathe Right Nasal Strips in the past, and they …

I am fed up of writing reviews with the word —˜phlegm’ in them, but we are talking phlegm again with this one as I am reviewing Bell’s Mentholated Bronchial Balsam and I think it is excellent stuff. Out of all the many decongestants and expectorants I have been …

If you suffer from migraine, menstral cramps, you might ask your doctor to try anaprox 275. You are allowed to take 2 up to 3 total every 24 hours. Anaprox is also sold over the counter as aleve or naprosyn, however the dosage their is only 200mg. …

I have chronic hyper-acidity, and for those days that I am not required to take Zantac or Pariet, I take TUMS for immediate hyper-acidity relief.
I bought a huge bottle of TUMS Tums Ultra 1000 Antacid/Calcium Supplement for $5. This contains 72 tablets of 1000mg Calcium Carbonate. It comes in …

I had really bad acne problems for a long time and tried various products from stores and almost was going to give up and try something more expensive like proactive. The round pads that you rub on your face basicly did nothing to help my acne. I bought a …

I found myself feeling tired all of the time. I felt it was because I was not very healthy and started to take vitamin supplements. Unfortunately for me this did not exactly do the trick and I felt that I still needed a pick me up each and every …

I have been going to this Walgreens pharmacy every since I had move here in Sun City about two years ago. It is really close so of course very convenient too. I had first went there when I had came from my doctors appointment and needed to fill …

Asthma has been part of my life since I was a child. It’s not easy growing up with this condition. Since I was a little boy, doctors prescribed numerous medicines to control or prevent my asthma attacks such as Ventolin. My mom even tried herbal medicines. Although they were …

Equate: Nite Time Cherry Flavor Cough does a fairly decent job of easing my coughing when I am not feeling well and would absolutely love to get to sleep only to be disturbed by a cough that just will not go away. I find that after taking the amount …

I spend countless hours in front of the computer 24/7. I also sleep on my side and so for the most part of the night, my right side is pinned down. Every morning, I wake up with sore shoulders and back. I learned to accept the pain as part …

Any time I get a really bad sinus infection or double-ear infection, my doctor prescribes me Augmentin because it is my preferred medicine. See, I have reactions to almost all of them, though they are mild. This drug’s reactions are the least troublesome.
Augmentin is a penicillin antibiotic …