Beaver Dam, WI only has around 14,000 people in it. But, we have about a half dozen pharmacies; including two that are within walking distance of our house.
Of all the pharmacies to choose from, the one we choose is actually all the way across town from us.
We moved our …

I had an unresponsive case of typhoid fever about two to three years before. I already took Chloramphenicol religiously without apparent improvement. My fever continued to spike and reached heaven-high causing me to have chills, severe headache and a little delirium. After three days of continued torment despite …

When I fell and broke my arm and wrist last year, my local emergency room referred me to a Dr. Kaufman, a local orthopedic surgeon. To my dismay, when I called for an appointment Dr. Kaufman was out of town, on vacation, and I could not wait until he …

I say I am allergic to this medicine my doctor says I only have a reaction to it.Same thing as far as I am concern.
It runs in my family,non of my kids can take it either.It makes us vomit and have diarrhea and stomach pain.
I am told that all …

I found Osteo Bi-Flex Advanced at Walgreens when I was looking for pain relief for my knees. I bowl quite a bit and the squatting position can sometimes bother my knees. I also like to do very brisk walks with my pet Beagle. The Osteo Bi-Flex was on sale …

I grew up taking lots of Vitamin C. in my life. My mother and my grand mother never forgets to give Vitamin C, As i grow up, My mother turned to be very acidic, so she doesn’t want to take too much ascorbic acid. Until one time my Auntie …

I do not usually have trouble getting off to sleep, but I did have a few sleepless nights when I moved into a new house a few weeks ago. There were lots of unusual bumps and creaks and I was lying there with my eyes wide open until …

I have experienced periods of sleeplessness in the past, and have tried several medicines to remedy my problem. I have a sensitivity to diphenhydramine, an ingredient commonly used in over the counter sleep aids, so I needed to find a product that worked differently.
I looked at the label …

There are so many food supplements being sold in the market now. Some are for liver, heart and kidney. One supplement can handle all the work for all our organs. It can take care of your heart, liver, kidney, eyesight and even blood flows. Quantumin was bought by my …

My sinuses were killing me and I hate traditional nasal sprays as they always have an odour and taste terrible, Avamys fluticasone furoate nasal spray does seem to be the exception to the rule. When my Physician recommended Avamys I was sceptical and the long name simply confused …

When I started to have trouble in conceiving naturally, my gynecologist advised me and started me on a cycle with Clomid, the fertility drug. This drug is marketed by different names but in the same composition, that is clomiphine citate in various countries. It is also considered one of …

I am a 21 year old Australian female who just recently had liposuction in Thailand. I cant tell you enough how incredible my experience was. From the hospital (more like a hotel), to the nurses but most importantly my doctor - Dr Amorn Poomee.
I had seen a plastic surgeon …

Calamine lotion is an interesting medicine. Straight off, it does do exactly what it promises to do, but it still amazes me as to how odd this medicine looks. Calamine lotion comes in bottles of different sizes, and contains a pink colored liquid that looks a little …

I was having the worse coughing fit ever, I had been sick and had the flu for about 3 days now, and my coughing fit still would not stop. I had tried several antibiotics and cough medicines, either they be tablets, capsules, or syrup, they just didn’t work out …

The first time I ever experienced motion sickness was on a ferry. It was a very short, choppy ride, but I found myself feeling so ill I could not even walk back to the car without help.
I toughed that episode out—“ but the next time I …

During my pregnancy I developed a yeast infection which makes me very uncomfortable especially during the night. I went to the nearest chemist store to inquire the best remedy to fight yeast infection. I bought lots of different creams with me and carefully reading the labels at …

My tip is not to use Abuteral or Abuterol steroidal inhaler at all costs. I had used it while I had pneumonia that turned into long term bronchitis, literally feeling like my lungs were burning each …

I sometimes have numbness of both my extremities especially after a hard days work, most especially after I wash clothes and after I clean our house. This condition, I think, is due to peripheral neuropathy. I tried several medications already for this problem such as high doses of …

As someone who suffers from chronic dry eyes, I have tried various different prescription eye drops trying to find relief. My doctor finally had me try Restasis in the hope that it would help my condition. I only had to use it twice a day, which is very convenient, …

I like the fact of being able to mix pain relief with cold medicine. I always seem to suffer from some sort of body aches when I get a cold and feel that mixing the two is a great way to kill two birds with one stone. I was …

I’ll be honest and say I’ve never seen ringworm a day in my life til it looked like my oldest son had it. I’m not sure how it got it or what caused it, but I at least knew enough about it to know what it looks like, and …

Airborne is a great product to use at the first sign of a cold. It is not medicine in the strictest sene, but a concentration of vitamnis and minerals. At the first sign of a cold, I love to use Airborne.
The tablets dissolve in water and are easy to …

It claims to relieve cramps, bloating, fatigue, backages and headaches. After 2 gelcaps and 3 hours later, I didn’t feel much different. Sure my cramps were lessened to a dull cramping sensation (Due to the 500 mg of Acetaminophen Midol contains). But after taking a 2.5 hour nap, the …

I have never been the type of person who can take a laxative and roll on about my day like nothing is going on. Laxatives really don’t do much for me, I have to be at home because they are so harsh on my system. The only reason why …

Whenever I sweat a lot, I get what is known as seborrhoeic dermatitis. This is an inflammatory skin disorder that affects the scalp, face and the trunk. In my case, I usually experience this on my scalp. This causes my scalp to be scaly, itchy and inflamed. Every time …

We should all take precautions to remain fresh and clean by cleaning our hands and feet a few times a day to avoid the accumulation of dust particles on our skin. Taking precaution is always better and comfortable than cure.
If proper care of the skin is not takes, it …

I guess it was an infection when I saw in the mirror that I had a big chick on my face. There was a pain on my tooth a day before, then in the morning I saw something wrong on my check.
I called the dentist to ask about what …

I hate having to stay home all day just because I am sick. I like to be able to fight through the sickness while I get things done. Considering I have a daughter to rush off to school and other things to take care of, I cannot lay in …

In one of those miserable days, I woke up with a mild headache, which eventually grew more painful to forbid me to sleep. It occurred early in the morning, and I had barely 3 hours of sleep before then. Sleep usually acts as antidote for headaches, but …

I suffer from insomnia quite frequently (in fact, its 4 am and the fact that I’m typing this at this time proves it!) and I have been looking for an over the counter sleep aid. I recently tried Rite Aid Sleep Gel. These are blue gel pills that …

Daily Meds Drug Package insert is a great website to keep on your destop. It list hundreds of drugs and their original package insert, so that you can get the most recent information on the drug, its packaging, side effects, precautions or interactions with other drugs that the …

Overactive Bladder is a condition that is embarrassing to many people, but it is a very real and life-altering medical issue, and can cause pain and discomfort for many seniors. I am very good friends with a lady who has suffered for years with this condition, spending most of …

Our house is just about ready for repairs, so my husband and I went in and looked at the stuff to be taken care of. It has not been repaired for about 6 months and no one as living in it, so the dust and the pests were all …

I am very much prone to having some allergic reactions but I never expect that I will be able to experience allergic reaction to contact lens solution, of all things!
I bought a new set of soft contact lenses one week ago and I was so eager to try …

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 …

With a younger daughter that goes to school, a lot of germs get taken back to the house. It seems like someone is always sick. She gets a cold at least every six weeks and brings it back to me. I’m sick so often that I feel I am …

Mucinex DM is a cough medicine and cough expectorant that you can purchase over the counter. Mucinex clears up nasal congestion and helps relieve sinus infections more quickly than most medicines currently on the market. It does cost slightly more than other medicines on the shelf but is …

I used to suffer yeast infections in the mouth every now and then, and to the point that sometimes. It occurs when I least expect it, or when I take too much antibiotics because of another disease I had.
Sometimes cases of my disease was mild, but it …

I sometimes have difficulty sleeping and will take Tylenol or acetaminophen as a method of relaxation. It can also be used of course as method for headache control or relief of other body aches and pains. I think that Tylenol is beneficial if taken in small amounts because …

It has been four years since I was diagnosed with type II Diabetes. My General Practitioner had put me on a million little pills, and some not so little ones. We even tried Insulin, it was like a dose of extreem PMS and Menopause all in one daily shot.
Finally …

One of the best tablet that I normally use for pain killer. Sometimes, we have a little headache because of stress or not feeling well. Then for me, that’s the time to take Aspirin Bayer tablet. Since I can get this tablet easily from the store, I never …

Sprays have not always worked great for me, but they can take a lot of the pain out of a sore throat. When I find myself suffering from a sore or dry throat that is not bad, sprays are usually sufficient. I was suffereing from a bit of a …

I have bought and taken Strepsil Cough Sweets either for sore throats or to suppress my cough for years. I have tried most of the different flavors they offer. Having tried so many different flavors, one of the medicines that was least offensive, though perhaps not the …

Antibiotic ointment is something that I like to keep around in my first aid kit. I know that accidents can occur almost any time and don’t like the risk of getting an infection. The last time I purchased antibiotic ointment it was the Walgreens Triple Antibiotic Ointment. I didn’t …

I bought the Opur 8 liter oxygen canisters because I thought they could help give me more energy, especially during the performance of arduous tasks such as when working out, running, or even when suffering from stress at work. My boss at work was so surprised to find …

Heartburn has been my worst enemy for the longest. I quite frankly get tired of dealing with it, but haven’t been able to get rid of it fully. In the mean time I jump from medication to medication to see which one will work best for me. One that …

This drug is used to treat many things such as plague or acne or chlorea… etc. In my case it was used to treat mild acne (I think if its serious acne you need something stronger), in this case my doc had me take it because, even though it …

I got burned by the muffler of my scooter and it was a terrible burn. The doctor said it was just minor and it would heal fairly well. But I didn’t want to take my chances so I asked for something to help it heal faster. He gave me …

I have not had many yeast infections in my life, but get them more often than I would like. Considering that a yeast infection is one of the most agonizing things a woman can go through, treatment is a must. I literally feel like I am losing my mind …

Retin-A (common name for tretinoin) is a topical form of Vitamin A commonly known to treat wrinkles and acne. You have seen this product on the ads in the past. Though not often showed on TV as often as before, it had earned a good reputation for effectively delivering …