Like so many other Internet retail websites, Drugstore.com has some definite positives and negatives. One of its primary positive aspects is the fact that this website offers broad and comprehensive “one-stop shopping” under one cyber-roof for a huge assortment of medications, oral care, skin care, hair care, makeup, …

Some times I have trouble falling asleep, as many people experience. Some nights when I finally do fall asleep I have quite a struggel staying asleep. For some reason I wake up on the hour and look at the clock, all night long. Needless to say, some nights …

My wife often gets bad flu when the weather is cold. Apparently, she had sinusitis, and a few months ago she had surgery to reduce the frequency of common symptoms from sinusitis. This was indeed able to reduce the frequency of colds, but she still could not escape the …

I had severe muscle pains most noted on my thighs and back about a year ago. Maybe this was because of too much exercise without prior stretching. It was really very painful to move around, walk and even worse when I try to climb up or down the …

Aleve is one of those pain relievers that I take every now and again. I saw this product at mny local drugstore several months ago. It was on sale for about $12.00 for a two pack of 200 count bottles. This was too good a deal for me to …

I recently tried Kyolic Aged Garlic Extract Immune Formula 103. It actually upset my stomach and caused unbelievable gas build up. These supplements did contain potent nutrients but I am not sure if I am willing to keep taking them for my health with the discomfort they bring my …

This past summer, my son developed poison ivy after playing in some woods near our house. It started out mild, so I went to the drugstore and the pharmacist recommended Ivy-Dry Super Itch Relief. She told me it would relieve the itch of the poison ivy, and also …

I have some experience with the weight loss drug - Xenical in my clinical practice. Xenical is Orlistat, a drug that inhibits the uptake of fats in the diet by blocking a very important enzyme in the intestine. The drug is marketed by Roche Pharmaceuticals and is …

I have taken a lot of pain relievers, both in pill for and cream form, that work pretty well, but I really have never taken a pill that works for pain relief of joint and muscular pain while also giving me a good night of sleep. Of course, I’ve …

I’m definitely the least healthy of all member within my household. I have been a severe asthmatic basically since birth, along with severe allergies to every-thing from that which is enviromental to certain foods such as peanuts, seafood and eggs. Even on a medicine cabinet\’s worth of prescription …

I have an emotional attachment with the Max Hospital, Saket. My brother got here treatment for his brain surgery. The hospital is well equipped with all the latest medical appliances and undoubtedly it is one of the best centres in India to get treatment for Brain Tumor.
Brain Tumor is …

This Tylenol cough syrup is not yummy at all. They always try to make their syrups sound like it’s going to taste like warm honey and lemon tea or something but that’s never what it ends up tasting like unless you lace your tea with menthol and eucalyptus. It …

I have been suffering from acne since I was in middle school. Even when I reached college, the acne continued. By now, my peers’ faces had cleared up but I was not so lucky. The acne began to get so bad it affected my self esteem. It did not …

I tried Ascof Lagundi Cough Medicine once, and I was pretty satisfied with the result. But the best result of this medicine I saw with my sister in law. For a brief background, my sister in law had a problem with a sudden appearance of pimples on her face, …

I have tried several different medications to treat my insomnia, from over-the-counter products, to prescriptions, and even home remedies.
A while back, my doctor suggested I try Lunesta. I had high hopes for this product since I had heard good things about it. I had also seen all …

Wellbutrin SR worked well for me for a couple of years in treatment of depression. I had tried this drug when it first came out. I have to admit that I was nervous the whole time I was on this medication because it was so new at the time. …

I am a housewife and I have 3 children. My son is very healthy and he is very good but the only problem with him is, due to sudden change in weather or due to eating a lot of ice creams which are his favourite, he catches the …

If you are a woman, you understand how miserable PMS symptoms can be. As mush as our husbands or significant others’ might joke about it, the truth is that the symptoms that come around every month aren’t funny, and they are no fun to deal with. I …

When it comes to drug stores, Walgreens has always been my number one choice. I think it is because my town really only has Walgreens stores. When I was living in San Antonio, I noticed that they also had quite a few CVS stores and dropped in on it …

Western Dental in dental hell! I have never had such a horrific experience at the dentist before. I broke my tooth a few months ago and I needed to go to the dentist. Because I was new to the area I had no idea where to go. I …

In the last 3 weeks, my youngest child has been complaining that her eyes are hurting and was demanding that she sees an ophthalmologist. I checked her medical records and indeed, saw that it is time for the annual check-up. Alas, medical appointments here have to be made well …

The mosquito menace had always been a major concern especially during the rainy season. Although to solve this problem I used various mosquito coils and mosquito sprays, the harmful chemicals present in these mosquito killers were always a great cause of concern to me. But since the mosquito menace …

Having a clogged nose is something that I think most people hate to deal with. It is not the actual clogging that bothers me, but the things that come with it. I hate that I get a horrible headache al ot of times from the congestion. I also hate …

I am only taking one medicine when I suffer my pain like headache and backache, and allergic rhinitis. And this is Acetaminopehn-PM 500 mg a day, I am taking it after a full meal. I prefer the extra strength brand of Acetaminophen which is Tylenol. But what I like …

Jogging is also my own way of releasing stress in my body. I do this every day to keep my body as well as my heart healthy. Because my body is constantly stressed while jogging, I make sure that my body is well-hydrated and well-nourished by drinking the right …

Recently I had to go to my general practitioner because my right ear was completely blocked up. I couldn’t hear a thing out of it; and before long it was giving me a severe headache. Just resting my head down to sleep became a terrible chore, and even if …

Combined oral contraceptive pill helps me in two different ways. One, when I was in my teen age and second on my married life. On my teen age, I have irregular cycle problem and on my married life already we prefer for …

When my daughter was just seven months old, she had problem on her skin. I saw on her ear that she had skin rash in the area of her ear. I don’t know what was causing that skin problem on her skin. I thought she did not use any …

When I recently got a cold, I had to agonize through it until a friend gave me a couple of different medications to try. I had a terrible cough above all else. I was suffering the normal cold symptoms like runny nose and watery eyes, however the cough was …

I have always suffered from extremely painful periods. I doubt if anyone in the world gets more painful periods than me; the cramps I get are so debilitating that without painkillers I would just have to go to bed and not go anywhere for a few days. …

Ever since I hit puberty, I have had to deal with one incredibly irritating problem…. very painful PMS symptoms. Actually, I shouldn’t say it started right when I hit puberty, but pretty close. I was about fifteen when the pain became unmanageable through the use of Motrin products. At …

After the birth of two kids I find my body and bones bit weak. I took advice by my doctor and he prescribed me calcium tablets named Adcal-D3 Chewable tablets.
The Adcal-D3 Chewable tablets are for oral intake of calcium. The calcium is most important for healthy bones and teeth.
During …

I am one of those people who think that it is very important to have a well thought out vitamin and mineral regimen to help keep ourselves and our families healthy and happy. I really believe that Omega-3’s are one of the most beneficial vitamins that we as human …

Hydroco/Apap is the generic drug for vicodin. Technically, it is a narcotic that is a combination of hydracodone (hydroco) and acetaminophen (apap). Hence the united name of Hydroco/Apap.
This is a drug that I have been prescribed off and on over the years to deal with pain. …

Losec tablets com in a pact of 28 tablets and they can be 20mg or 40mg depending on what you are taking them for. This medicine is often prescribed for dyspepsia, duodenal ulcers, zollinger-ellison syndrome (excess hydrochloric acid produced in the stomach! This causes a lot of discomfort and …

A few years ago I was involved in an head on collision with another vehicle. Luckily since I was paying attention as saw the other vehicle coming, I was able to swerve to the side and avoid large bodily damage. However I did have some bodily damage and one …

Orajel is a pain reliever gel for tooth ache and it works like a miracle for me. I had a toothache awhile back and I really need it to relieve my pain because I couldn’t get to the dentist on time and it helped so much. I got pain …

During my last visit to the ophthalmologist, I was complaining that I suffered from dry eyes and sometimes, irritations due to the dust and even pollen allergies. My eyes would become really itchy and when my lenses are dry, it becomes so uncomfortable that it actually feels like they …

I work in a retail job, and have worked there for a little over a year now, in which I’m up and down ladders, constantly reaching for boxes that are far taller than I can actually reach, and often times I over extend my shoulders, and I can feel …

Himalaya Liv-52 is a great capsule especially in case of liver disorders, recent I was hospitalized due to jaundice and the main cause of jaundice is liver disorder. I had gone yellowish and had become thin as a log as a result of the jaundice attack and thus I …

I had been having a hard time falling asleep. I didn’t do anything different in my daily regiment and just didn’t know why I couldn’t get tired the way I needed to. I tried a couple of pm medications, but didn’t really like them. I have a baby and …

A few years ago I developed the worst winter cold of my life. I could barely breath and couldn’t get out of bed for weeks. I knew it was something more than the common cold so I took a trip to see my doctor.
“Leviquin is what you need,” he …

I am rather susceptible to headaches and they have occurred to me quite frequently, with at least one headache a week and although I am not a fan of using painkillers too much. I must stay that Disprin headache tablets have always done the job for me well.
I usually …

I remember that I bought Biogesic Syrup with Orange taste last year when we had our summer holiday in Asia. At that time,one of my kid got little fever and I had to go to the pharmacy store to get medicine that can cure that fever.
Since we were not …

I have had Diabetes Mellitus for almost 19 years now and to tell you honestly, this illness is definitely not easy to live with. Back in the year that I still didn’t know that I had diabetes; I used to be hungry and thirsty all the time. At first …

It’s been few days since I gave this Vometa Suspension to my son. The doctor in the hospital gave me the prescription to buy Vometa Suspension when I said to her than my son hardly can eat and drink. Every time he ate or drink something, he will vomited …

When you are a mother like me with two kids and a busy day to day schedule you realize really quick that its important to have the right kind of products on hand for when your kids get sick. I don’t like giving my kids medication if I can …

Equate Maximum Strength Hydrocortisone 1% Cream:
Wal-Mart Brand’s hydrocortisone cream is great for stopping itching and for reducing the swelling and redness of minor skin irritations.
My husband and I recently had need of a good anti-itching medicine. We had been working outside on our very rural property, cleaning the …

When I have a hard time falling asleep or I know I have been drinking too much caffeine during the day I hate having to take medication to help me fall asleep at night. But there is one Over the Counter medicine that a co-worker, a Nurse, suggested …