Medicine Reviews
Flexable Medicine
Flexable isn’t a very well known product to the public. I found it because my mother has severe arthritis problems and nothing seems to work. So that prompted me to find some other product that could offer some relief.
After scouring the arthritis world, I stumbled upon this Flexable …
Vick’s vapor rub
Vick’s vapor rub works great when you have a cold. The menthol opens up your nose to enable you to breathe better and if rubbed on your chest, soothes chest pain, but did you know that this rub can be used to help cure nail fungus? Well …
Rite Aid Loratadine
I have awful allergies and my kids do too, so I have a standing prescription for allergy medication that my doctor gave me that I sometimes let slide and the dates expire before I can get it refilled, so I’m at the store looking for something to tide me …
Singulair tablets
My nick name is Sneezy or some unkind Spanish friends called me “Mocosa”! Why? well because for as long as I know I have been plagued with allergies. I wake up some mornings with me sinuses full, and when I blow my nose it does not all clear away. …
Daflon 500 tablet
I never expected to have external hemorrhoids because I always see to it that i have a high fiber diet. However after i delivered my second baby through normal spontaneous delivery, I noticed that I started to have pain when defecating and there were some swelling on my …
Prilosec OTC Acid Reducer Time Released Tablets
For serious heartburn that occurs frequently, a good over the counter medicine is Prilosec OTC Acid Reducer Time Released Tablets. These tablets usually come in boxes of 42 tablets which is useful, because you can either take them as three separate fourteen day treatments or for shorter amounts …
Orajel Oral Pain Medication
Orajel is a product that I had always seen on Television but never tried until I had bad tooth pain about two months ago, I do not have any dental insurance and the price of a dental visit would be too much for me to be able to afford …
Ildefonso Alcantara Memorial Hospital
I had the chance to get admitted at this hospital when I was still in the Philippines. It is a family-owned business which spanned three generations already. Although I knew the owners who are well-known family in the community, it didn’t influence me much in my decision to …
Brilliant Dreams
Brilliant Dreams is a new kind of product that works with a new kind of market, lucid dreaming. Lucid dreaming is starting to become increasingly popular amongst various populations and one company has decided to cash in.
Brilliant …
Calpol Paracetamol
I always have a bottle or two of paracetamol on my shelf as most mothers do. I used a different brand then, a hand-me- brand which is traditionally used by our family years ago for our small siblings. However, as I use them on my kids now, I noticed …
CVS Aspirin Free Tension Headache Rapid Release Gel Caps
I feel that a headache is a burden that I really cannot handle. I usually can ignore a mild headache, but when it gets really severe I have to take something to help relieve the pain. I do not always keep headache medicine handy because I do not …
Benadryl
Benadryl is an over the counter medicine which treats allergies. I find this medicine works pretty well. One of the side effects is that this medicine does make you sleepy.
I have used other medicines for allergies, but find Benadryl works the best for me. I …
Dr Scholls Ultra Thin Corn Removers
This product proved to be moderately successful to me. I used Dr Scholls ultra thin corn remover for about a week and it did give me some temporary relief. But it never worked as a full solution. The primary advantage I see with this one is the ease of …
Assured Aspirin 325 mg Tablets
Aspirin has never been a main medication for me to take when I am in pain. However, I do know that aspirin does reduce pain. I also know that it is fairly inexpensive compared to most pain killers . I had a painful toothache but was not having luck …
Flexeril
After trying medication after medication for a back injury that I sustained after a car injury, I have recently tried taking Flexeril. Flexeril is a muscle relaxer, which is designed to eliminate muscles from going into spazms, or tensing after an injury is endured by a patient. …
Benadryl
Benadryl has been a wonderful product for my whole family for many reasons. Once summer rolls around, my son and I both suffer from allergies and hay fever. This can really interfere with outdoor activities because if we’re too miserable to be outside, we find ourselves missing …
Pepto Bismol Anit-Diarrheal And Upset Stomach Relief Medicine
Who has not heard the famous slogan “Relief from indigestion, heartburn, diarrhea, and stomach upset.” on the Pepto Bismol commercials. It seems to be a bit ridiculous for a set of commercials but none the less their actually quite right. Pepto Bismol has been around for as long …
Acerola
For the past years my 6 years old child prone to get fever at least once monthly. She is always on medications. Only strong medications can keep the fever at bay. No wonder she is so skinny and pale.I have been supplementing her with multi-Vitamins and chewable Vitamin …
Insomnia
Tylenol PM is not only a cure for the common headache, but for insomnia as well. I suffered with insomnia for about a year and I tried just about everything from holistic cures to prescription medications and Tylenol PM won hands down. The best part is you …
Coordinated Health Bethlehem, PA
My Dad recently had a knee replacement and was sent to Coordinated Health for rehab. He was hesitant to go there because his siblings had told him stories about how difficult the therapists are there, and how they push you too hard, but that’s who the doctor works …
Dulcolax (Bisacodyl-for constipation)
A month ago, I was having severe constipation. I went 6 days without bowel movement despite the fact that I had been eating a lot. As a result, I felt bloated and quite sick. My mom told me to take one tablet of Dulcolax before sleeping.
The …
Piriton
I tried taking Piriton allergy tablets to reduce my hayfever symptoms but unfortunately they didnt seem to work for me..
I found that i felt quite sick on these tablets and they made me feel really drowsy which isnt very good when you have work and need to drive etc.
My …
Align Digestive Care Probiotic Supplement
About six months ago, I started to experience a pretty severe interruption in my digestive system. I was having some strong abdominal and lower back pains, and was having consistent diarrhea for almost two weeks straight before I decided to see my doctor about it. My sister was diagnosed …
Gardasil vaccine
This is a vaccine that is supposed to protect you against 4 types of HPV (human paillomavirus) and the 4 types are 6, 11, 16, 18. Of course, there are SO MANY types out there, so you may ask, “how is protecting only 4 types going to help me?” …
Smart Sense Pain Relief PM Extra Strength Rapid Release Caplets
The painful tingling sensation that I had been feeling in my hands was starting to become worse. I have found myself dealing with this pain as best I know how, but have to switch medications often. My body is one of those that can get used to a medication …
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 …
Benylin DM Nightime Cough Syrup
It seems to happen for a week or two every year. A few days into Winter, I get the same rough dry cough. It happens mostly at night, and as I am going to sleep. I have tried all sorts of things to avoid the restless nights this horrid …
Robitussin Cough and Cold Long acting Liquid
I’ve never been a fan of medicine. And honestly my wife has to force me to take it. I had a cold a while back that was lethal. I had a cough that kept me up all most all night long. I didn’t know what to do so I …
Stopache Pain Killer tablets
Headache are very much common during exams, hours of continuous stress on the brains leads to these severe headaches but exam times are such that every with such severe headaches we have to carry on with our studies. No matter how hard we study throughout the year we need …
Fess little noses - saline nose drops
I first discovered this product, called fes a few weeks ago, when my 5 month old baby had a really bad flu. She had a blocked up nose, where she could hardl breathe from and she also was coughing up alot of phlem all the time. I was really …
Itch-X Fast Acting Anti- Itch Gel
Due to heavy rains —“ my house had suddenly become a favorite place for mosquitoes. Whether it was day or night I had all sizes of insects flying around my place. The worst part of it was that these mosquito bites were not only hazardous to my family’s …
Mannitol (Osmitrol) 10% solution
During one of my recent stays in the hospital after undergoing a surgery, I had developed a condition which is known as oliguria. This meant that my urine output was lower than what the health care team wanted. My values fell on the alarming value which raised the flag …
Psoriasis treatment - Clobetasol Proprionate Ointment
I have had psoriasis for about 20 years and have recently found considerable relief with the occasional use of Clobetasol Proprionate ointment.
My most common problem areas are my elbows, my feet and some small patches on my wrists. Sometimes my psoriasis flare-ups have been severe, with acute itching, …
Disflatyl tablets
Most of us have problems with flatulence, meteorism or plainly put, abdominal gas problems at one point or another. It may be because of eating too much, no exercise, eating too any beans etc. I was suffering from abdominal pains and cramps due to gas about a month back …
Vick’s Formula 44 Throat Spray
When I was working at this call center germs seemed to pass through there fast. I was sick at least once month, which made it hard to work on the phones. My throat was sore all the time and cough drops just weren’t working for me. Plus it’s not …
Trazadone
Like many people these days I have been suffering severely from insomnia since a very young age. As I grew older my insomnia seemed to worsen with stress and anxiety from work, school, ect; It finally came to a point were I was getting less than …
Diclofenac Sodium / Difenax
Diclofenac Sodium is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) taken to reduce inflammation and as an analgesic reducing pain in conditions such as arthritis or acute injury. It can also be used to reduce menstrual pain, dysmenorrhea. Do not start or stop this medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.
…
Fenrepar gel for small cuts and burns
Small accidents happen and unfortunately statistics show that over half the victims of accidents in children between the ages of 0 and 14 years happen in the home.
Even if you take all the precautions you can think of to make your home a safe environment, small cuts and burns …
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, …
Prozac
Last fall I was feeling a little down and really tired. My PCP said it was probably depression, so he prescribed Prozac and some sleeping pills. One evening, about a month later, my breasts felt tender. Really tender, and a little sore. I was examining …
Equate Brand Ibuprofen 200 mg
For a while after I gave birth to my daughter, I was having chronic back pains. I had been taking Tylenol, but it really wasn’t doing anything for the pain. I talked to my uncle and he explained that his doctor prescribed him ibuprofen for his back pain. I …
Tobramycin Dexamethasone - Tobradex
Just recently, my son developed an eye irritation. His eyes became watery and produce rheum too much that when he woke up in the morning, he cried because he cannot open his eyes.
I am not really particular with that condition then, so I waited two days before bringing him …
Walgreens Zinc Cold Therapy Citrus Quick Melt Tablets
It sometimes seems like I have tried hundreds of medicines to get rid of colds. I hate being sick and will usually run out to the store as soon as I feel symptoms. I hate the runny and clogged nose. I can’t stand the headaches, and the severe cough …
Mixtard 80/20 insulin vial
I was inclined to try this new anti-diabetic medication that I saw in an advertisement. It said that it had a long and lasting effect compared to the other insulin’s. So I first consulted my doctor about it. He told me that this insulin was unlike any of the …
Bactidol Oral Antiseptic
When I get sore throats, they usually are the worst kind, seeing how hot it is in our environment, and I do get coughs and colds regularly, thus making my throat really sore and painful. My sore throat usually are the kind that feels like there’s literally a needle …
Midol Menstrual Caplets
I have been using Midol since I got my first menstrual period as have my sisters. We have boxes of Midol in our medicine cabinet as there are 5 of us girls in the house. It used to work for me, never had a problem. Just popped one in …
Nexcare liquid bandage drops
With the advent of winter, my skin started showing signs of dryness. What made my situation even worst was the fact that this dryness gave way to minor cuts formed in between my fingers. These cuts seemed to be rather painful and made me rather uncomfortable. Also the fact …
Cold FX
It’s the dreaded cold and flu season again and I’m prepared. No, I haven’t had a flu shot; I’ve been using a natural product called Cold FX. It was scientifically developed and produced in Canada. It’s so effective that the NHL hockey players use it to …
Calpol Six Plus Fast Melts
I would like to share my experience of the Calpol Six Plus Fast Melts, a discovery that I have done on over-the-counter medicine, and even though I do not normally share my thoughts about any kind of drugs, I thought that this information might be of interest for some …
Z-Pak Zithromax Azithromycin 250 mg antibiotic
One winter I developed a chronically running nose, post nasal drip and dizziness that would not go away after several weeks. Although I felt well, I knew something wasn’t right so I went to the doctor. He examined me carefully and decided I had a mild sinus infection. …
|