Medicine Reviews
Earex ear drops
Suddenly, one day it seemed as if my hearing ability had decreased a bit. Within the next few days, it reduced further. I was very worried and thought of consulting a doctor. The fourth day, my ear started aching.
I finally proceeded towards the doctor, but the clinic was closed …
Rolaids Extra Strength Tablets and Softchews
In my never-ending personal quest for the perfect antacid, I have stumbled upon Rolaids in the supermarket pharmacy isle early this year. There’s a tablet type or more like Lifesaver format and Cheerios combined. There’s always a first time to try something, so this is how it …
Centrum Silver Multivitamin and Mineral Chewables
I need to take a daily vitamin each day to keep my body healthy, but I hate swallowing vitamins in pill form. One of my favorite chewable adult multivitamin to take is Centrum Silver Multivitamin and Multimineral Chewable Tablets. They are much easier for me to take because they …
Xanor / Alprazolam
Alprazolam is under the class of drugs called benzodiazepines. It affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and cause anxiety. It is used to relieve anxiety, nervousness,and tension associated with anxiety disorders. It’s also used to treat panic disorders. This is unusuable strong and fast acting. This …
Equate brand Acetaminophen Painkiller
Equate is a store-brand typically associated with medical care items from Wal-Mart; in this case, the Equate medicine is a generic acetaminophen pill similar to Tylenol, but much lower in price. I was able to get 100 of the Equate pills for less than a 24 pack of …
Immodium A-D Caplets
Sometimes, my daughter will come home from school with a present for me, usually whatever bug that has been going around amongst her friends. She hardly ever gets sick, but seems to be a carrier and brings it straight to me. The nastier bugs she brings is …
Azivent 500 (Azithromycin Tablets) for Respiratory Tract Infection
Dry cough is one of the main symptoms of COVID - 19. I was having recently cough problem. Naturally, I was frightened. That was not completely dry, little bit productive cough. Still, I went ahead and got myself tested for COVID-19 which turned out to be negative. Next step was …
Pristiq (Desvenlafaxine)
I have a friend who has suffered with clinical depression for many years, and has struggled through countless treatments, including anti-depressants and therapy. She has been on several anti-depressants, and most of them work for awhile, and then stop working or they just end up leaving her vegetable-like and …
Amphotericin B (Fungizone) injection
When I was in my late teens, I was diagnosed of having cancer. I had to be confined in the hospital for weeks to get treated. Because my immune system was compromised, a fungus took advantage of my weakened state. I had contracted what was called Aspergillosis. The doctors …
CVS Loratadine 10mg for allergies
I used to work as a bartender and allergies would kill me in the spring. Especially because the bar I worked at would open the front of the bar letting all of the spring pollen inside.
A friend of mine told me about Loratadine 10mg for my allergies. It …
Ibufrofen Pain Medicine and Anti Inflammatory
Ibuprofen is an extremely effective medication for many pain causing ailments. It can be used for the flu, the common cold, pre menstrual discomfort and migraine relief, to name just a few. Rarely do I have a migraine, but occasionally I do get severe headaches and do become a …
Alkanil Syrup (Disodium Hydrogen Citrate) for UTI and Kidney Stone
I was having burning sensation while urinating along with some other minor urinary problems like having strong and persistent urge to urinate. I understood that I have gotten urinary tract infection. First of all, I tried to correct the anomaly at home by drinking lots of water. But, that did …
Geodon medication
Although classed as an antipsychotic, Geodon is a medication that has been found helpful for people with bipolar disorder. I was prescribed Geodon for this reason. The doctor put me on it because research had indicated that adding an antipsychotic to a mood stabilizer is often more …
Visine Tears Lubricant Eye Drops for Dry Eye Relief
I use this eye lubricant drops in some occasions when I have very dry eyes due to working long hours in front of the computer. I don’t use it as often as I did before though when I still worked as a programmer. My previous job required me to …
Tienshi Zinc Capsule
One of the nourishing supplements of Tienshi products that I personally like and tested proven safe and efficient in giving my skin clarity due to pimples or acne breakouts. I have used this product for six months and I can testify faithfully that my skin has never been so …
Mucinex D
For 2 weeks I suffered with a stuffed up nose and sinus pressure, nothing worked on my symptoms. I tried over the counter medicine and even an antibiotic prescribed by my doctor. I was so sick I did not know what to do. Thats when my sister …
Walgreens WAL-ITIN Indoor and Outdoor Allergy 24 Hour Relief
I’m always hesitant to try 24 hour allergy medication, because they pretty much NEVER provide 24 hour relief, and that’s even including the prescription medications I’ve been given for my allergies. I was prescribed Allegra last year by my doctor, which is a one-a-day tablet, and six hours after …
Augmentin (rx)
As a child, I was lucky enough to not battle ear infections. As an adult, however, after several pregnancies, I have suffered from countless bouts with both inner and outer ear infections. Let me tell you first hand, they are no joke. They are extremely painful …
No-Drowse Decolgen Tablet
I live in a tropical country where there are only two seasons, dry and wet season. During dry season, it is so hot that people mostly suffer from dehydration and heat stroke. During wet season, people commonly experience coughs and colds. As much as possible, we try to find …
Neosporin Antibiotic Ointment
My husband gets skin cancers on his face, and every time his Dermatologist has to remove one of his spots, my husband comes home with a stitch or two on his nose or ear. His Dr. always tells him to use an ointment called Neosporin to help heal …
Equate Non-Drowsy Allergy Relief
I have found that the Equate Non-Drowsy Allergy Relief lasts the 24 hours it claims on the package. Just taking one little tablet has helped to relieve not only the itchy, watery eyes I had from plants that I am sensitive to, but also helped to relieve the …
Suboxone
Around four years ago I was prescribed opioid painkillers as a means to manage pain from an injury to my knee. For years I took Darvocet, Tramadol, Vicodin and Oxycodone on a daily basis so I could get through my ten hour work shifts that required me to be …
Flanax forte Naproxen 550mg capsule
Everytime I have fever, I always turn to Paracetamol to normalize my temperature. However, when this measure fails, I always have another option which can surely give me immediate relief from high grade fever: Flanax forte Naproxen 500mg capsule which I usually take every twelve hours after …
Selsun (Selenium Sulfide) - 2.5% Generic Lotion
This prescription lotion medicine was prescribed to me by our family doctor as treatment for tinea versicolor on my skin. When I was pregnant I developed small, scaly, red patches on my skin which were very itchy and spread so fast all over my body. It was caused …
Abilify Antidepressant
I think that the antidepressant Abilify is much better than others that I have tried in the past. Unlike the others I actually could tell a difference. I really like the fact that within a couple of weeks my depression was starting to get better. I have been taking …
Pariet Rabeprazole Sodium
This drug is actually a drug for if you have ulcers but in my case it was prescribed for stomach pains. I guess even though it is ulcers, it blankets over a lot of stomach problems, so hopefully that means that it is no harm even if you don’t …
American Fare Ibuprofen Tablets
When it comes to me dealing with pain, it is never a happy story. I find that my tolerance of pain is not very high and that I could succumb to the pain very easily. I don’t like with this happens and try to treat the pain at first …
Macs Alusil 200mg Tablets
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 …
Effexor: Anti-depressant Medication
Effexor is an antidepressant usually prescribed to people who have been diagnosed with clinical depression or bipolar disorder. It is classified as a serotonin reuptake inhibitor. This is a hard name to understand, but all the user of this drug really has to understand is that it is …
Aquaphor Healing Ointment
I am reviewing the Aquaphor Healing Ointment, branded by Eucerin, that comes in a 1.75 ounce squeezable tube. I am totally in love with this product!
I started using it about 9 years ago when an Ears, Nose and Throat Specialist suggested it to me. As a child, I suffered …
Novartis Fenistil Tropfen (Drops) 20 ml
My youngest child has a very sensitive skin. When she is bitten by an insect or develops rashes because of things in the air or whatever she ate, she starts scratching. And when she begins to do this, she has difficulties to stop even if I tie her hands …
Breathe Right Clear
If you snore like I do, buy Breathe Right Clear Nasal Strips, they stop the snoring, guaranteed! I suffer from seasonal allergies that give me blocked sinuses and rhinites; in short I snore, and it is annoying to hear.
I had tried just about everything until I found Breathe Right …
Bio Freeze Pain Relieving Gel with Soothing Menthol
I have experiencing knee pain for quite a few a years now. Although the pain is bearable most of time, standing or sitting on the floor for extended periods of time sometimes aggravated the pain and makes me feel uncomfortable. This is what exactly happened when I tried shopping …
Baxter Sodium Chloride 0.9% solution
There have been quite a few times that I’ve been admitted to the hospital–mostly due to diagnostic tests. But just recently, I was again admitted to the hospital due to dehydration. I was exercising heavily one day when suddenly I felt that I was going to faint. Fortunately, a …
Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (Municipal Hospital of Luxembourg)
Before going back to Botswana in May 2010, I already made another appointment for a mammogram at the CHL knowing that at this time of the year, people go on collective holidays (usually end of July to about 24 of August). It would be difficult to get something until …
Ketomed Ketorolac 30mg ampule
In the hospital where I am currently working, I always encounter patients suffering from severe pain such as abdominal pain, severe headaches and dysmenorrhea. Being a resident physician it is my obligation to relieve the pain of my patients thus I always choose a medication which can remove it …
NatraBio Children’s Cold & Flu Relief
As a mother, there is really nothing worse than seeing your child experiencing discomfort, especially when they are too young to do anything about it or tell you what it is that’s bothering them. I can’t tell you how many times my child had a fever that I thought …
Icy Hot Naturals Pain Relief Cream
I have been dealing with more than enough muscle pain recently. I hate having to feel shooting pains whenever I move my arms around. I try to use whatever medications I have to dull the pain, but often find myself having to take pain killers in excess. I was …
Boiron Oscillococcinum Natural Flu Relief
When cold and flu season hits, I am known to stock up on all sorts of medication to get myself and my family through it. This past winter was no exception. My cupboards were full of pills, syrups, sprays, rubs, and more to combat the cold and …
Crocin
Crocin one of the most common medicines every Indian house has. It’s a medicine mainly for fever and body aches. It’s a very good medicine with no side effects and thus can be used even without consulting a doctor. It comes in two forms tablet and syrup and is …
Berkley and Jensen Loratadine
For those of you who suffer frequently from allergies and do not like paying full price for medicine like Claratin, Berkley and Jensen brand Loratadine is a great product for you. A few years back I had been tired of paying the expensive price for name brand …
5-HTP
I read about this supplement in my Change your Brain Change Your Body. It talked about how this drug helped the brain relax. Supposedly it helps with anxiety and also acts like an appetite suppressant. And, it is also a happy drug that boosts serotonin. I was a little …
Acetaminophen-PM
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 …
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 …
ProAir HFA Inhaler
ProAir HFA is an aerosol inhaler. The medicine it disperses is albuterol sulfate. It is used for oral inhalation only and is available by prescription only. The one I have comes with 200 metered inhalations. That has proven to be enough for me as I have had this same …
Cutivate Cream 0,05%
My youngest daughter who has a sensitive skin gets all sorts of skin problems. One of these problems is eczema. The last time she had one, our family doctor prescribed Cutivate cream. This is a topical cream which comes in a 30 g squeeze tube and is made …
Quinn Family Dental
About 10 years ago I needed a new dentist. My sister recommended the little place up the street called Quinn Family Dental. I at first didn’t know it was even there, as it was in a little house on the corner. I made my appointment, and …
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