Medicine Reviews
Mucaine
When I returned after a long week vacation with my family, my stomach started showing signs of indigestion. Due to indigestion my stomach started aching and I was not able to eat any kind of food for the rest of the day. This is when I decided to visit …
Walgreens Ibuprofen 200mg Tablets
About a month ago, I had one of the worst headaches that I have experienced in a long time. I sometimes get migraine headaches, but this particular headache was not a migraine, but more of a tension headache. It not only affect my head, but the back of my …
Midol Caplets Menstrual Complete
I have had the tendency to get very bad cramping during my menstrual cycle. I also get PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome) very badly. I decided to try to alleviate some of those symptoms by using Midol Caplets Menstrual Complete that was supposed to help keep the signs and symptoms down …
Lipitor
The first lowering cholesterol drug to be FDA approved was lipitor.Although there are many others that have been approved since then, many doctors prefer lipitor as it seems to work well and agree with many. Many accept me ,which is why Im writing this review. After taking …
Cervarix HPV Vaccine (Cervical Cancer Protection)
Cervarix is a vaccine against cervical cancer and is a product of GlaxoSmithKline. Its direct competitor is Gardasil which is manufactured by Merck. I chose Cervarix vaccine as against Gardasil mainly due to the suggestion of my ob-gyne. I am not a doctor so I could not compare these …
Topomax for Migraines
I began taking Topomax 400mg a night (this is a high dose) as a mood stabilizer and for weight loss. It works! I lost 30 lbs in approximately 9 months and have managed to keep most of the weight off over the last two and a half …
Covonia Non-Drowsy Chesty Cough Mixture
I know Covonia is a brilliant brand and they make a wide variety of cough medicines for all different types, both in night-time formulas that make you sleepy or in non-drowsy formulas. This review is of the non-drowsy Chesty Cough mentholated formula and it works as great at …
Tea Tree Oil 100% Pure Australian
Many people are aware of the many benefits that Tea Tree Oil provides. You see it in many lotions, shampoos, conditioners, and other personal hygiene products. The 100% pure solvent, on its own, is much said to be much more beneficial. Especially medically.
When using the 100% dosage of this …
Autan Mosquito Repellent Lotion
I love beach vacations but nothing irritates me more than swarming mosquitoes at night. It spoils the mood and it makes me want to crawl into bed and hide. Although I make it a point to ensure that I always have a bottle of mosquito repellent with me at …
Excel Primary Care
My family was in need of a new primary care physician recently. After contacting our insurance company we were given this office to contact. Anytime you have to change doctors it is distressing. I was a bit nervous about having to make this change. I was more nervous for …
Schiff Melatonin Plus Tablets
With all the stress of university academics, I started having problems sleeping. That was a few years back, and now whenever I get stressed at night, I find myself rolling in bed, unable to sleep until morning. And then I am tired all day. My aunt who is in …
Equate Triple Antibiotic Ointment
Anytime that I can purchase the generic or store brand of a product, I do. I read the label and compare the ingredients side by side. Most of the time, the only difference is the texture or the container, applicator or dispenser.
I keep a tube of Equate …
Children’s Motrin
I have used Children’s Motrin for my daughter. At times when she had a fever, this product reduced her fever very quickly. To me, it works much faster than Chidren’s Tylenol and the fever stays down for a longer period of time. My daughter never minded …
Abra Muscle Therapy Bath
After a hard days work, my whole body (from head to toe) would ache terribly that I would have to take pain killers to get some relief. Although I totally disregarded the idea of taking pain killers and would try getting relief with my massagers for particular areas of …
St. Luke’s Outpatient Lab
I needed to get an MRI and some bloodwork done. These are standard tests that I’ve had numerous times. This time, however, I was unable to use my right hand. I was stressed and the condition was getting progressively worse daily. I was no longer …
Strepsils Lozenges
Among the Strepsils flavors, my first choice is always the one which is Orange with Vitamin C simply because it has dual antibacterial properties. Each Strepsils lozenges are specifically made to cure sore throat. And based on my experience, this is the most effective treatment I have encountered in …
Mefenamic Acid Dolfenal 500 mg Tablet
I have very low tolerance for physical pain so I try to avoid it as much as I can. Two days ago however, my doctor scheduled me for a D and C and while she assured me that the procedure will be virtually painless, I was still scared. I …
Praziquantel, the treatment for Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia)
I had taken a trip to Johannesburg in South Africa a few years back. Whilst there we went to see a friend who was in service for the navy down there. The car we had taken was kinda dirty so while waiting to see him, we decided to give …
Patanol eye drops
Patanol is a prescription eye drops that I used to use when my insurance covered it. This was an eye drop medicine that helped with itchy eyes due to allergies. My eyes would puff and become blood shot red during allergy season, which for me seems to be all …
Ventolin (Bronchodilator Inhaler)
Hello everyone. I will speak of Ventolin, a bronchodilator inhaler.
This bronchodilator, I started using it six years ago about my time in Asturias, moisture contrast between the south of Andalusia and the north is very noticeable and appreciable. With it and the fact of being a smoker and a …
The Charles Dental Group
First of all, just to be clear, when I went to The Charles Dental Group, they were at another location. They’ve closed that office and merged in with a pre-existing location. I’ve had contact with them, but haven’t actually been to this physical office. However, the …
LANTUS
A few years ago I was placed on LANTUS - (insulin glargine [rDNA origin] injection) twice in an effort to control my Type II Diabetes. Insulin has helped millions of Diebetics survive and even thrive but for me the experience was horrible.
My doctor never discussed and I’m not sure …
Monistat 1-Day
If you’ve ever had a yeast infection, you know that it is one of the worst ailments that a woman can have. Once it hits, you want an immediate fix. Until then, you’re pretty miserable. Unfortunately, my immune system was down for awhile and I had to deal with …
Ketoconazole Cream
I was rummaging through my medicine cabinet and saw this expired tube of Ketoconazole Cream. I don’t know how long I’ve had it there, and don’t even remember the last time I needed to use it. I’m not ashamed to admit that I am prone to Athlete’s Foot; it …
Glipizide and Metformin Hcl (Metaglip)
I got fed up by the side effects that my other anti-diabetic medication caused. So, I went back to my doctor and discussed the reactions that I was having with my present medication and other drugs that I could take instead of the one I had. I told him …
Zyprexa
Zyprexa in my opinion is a wonder drug. Someone I now has been on the drug of about two years now, and I can see what a change they have made. It is like they are a brand new person. Not only have I noticed the …
AMBIEN (Zolpidem)
Ambien clinical name is Zolpidem is marketed as a sleep aid that does not cause addiction and has very little side effects however many people believe otherwise. Certainly my experience has been strikingly differently. Ambien upset my stomach and caused me to fall asleep quickly but wake …
Mifegest Kit for Pregnancy Termination
Mifegest Kit is widely used for the purpose of abortion of pregnancy of maximum 10 weeks. I had given this medicine to my wife only recently when the pregnancy test kit showed positive result. My sister who is an OBGyne had prescribed this kit.
Mifegest Kit is a combi pack of …
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 …
Panadol Extra Capsules
My mother had bought these capsules in Malaysia, for $13.5 USD a pack which contains 20 capsules. This medicine is used for fever, headaches, joint pains, and as a pain-reliever alone. It contains 500mg acetaminophen and every time I have a headache or feverish, I use this medicine alone, …
Simethicone (Gas-X) soft gel capsules
I few months back, I was diagnosed of having pyloric stenosis. A condition, in which the opening of my stomach leading to my intestines is partially obstructed, thereby was interfering with the emptying of my stomach properly. Among other major symptoms that I encountered was the uncomfortable bloating of …
Aleve All Day Strong Pain Reliever / Fever Reducer
I have been using pain reliever all my life. I suffer from the worst menstrual cramps and aches especially on the first day of my ordeal. I really could not stand the pain thus have been popping on pain reliever pills for what had seemed like forever. On one afternoon, …
Carbocisteine Loviscol Forte Mucolytic
When I was pregnant with my son, I visited my doctor regularly to make sure everything went well and it did until about the third month of pregnancy when I developed a cough. Since this was my first pregnancy, I panicked a little because I have been reading a …
Pro Hair 1Mg
Male Pattern baldness starts appearing right from the age of 20 and if not taken care off result in thinning of the hair slowly and gradually it becomes quite shameful with just few countable hairs on the scalp. I am just 24 and not yet married and my hair …
Dilotab II
About a year ago, I was working for a non-profit blood bank as a donor recruiter. This was a very good place to work and although it was with great regret, I had to leave it for a family emergency that required me to leave the country. But while I …
Lioton Gel Heparin Sodium anti-varicose therapy
I have always been plagued with varicose veins and undereye dark circles due to dark blue or purplish veins under the eye area. These varicose veins are really unsightly and they keep me from wearing sexy shorts. I can’t even show off my beautifully shaped legs just because the …
Triaminic Cold medicine for Children
My daughter had a bad cold a while back and most of the time, we try to feed her with healthy thing to subside the symptoms. But her cold got to the point where she couldn’t sleep at night. So my wife want to see if she would take …
Metformin ER
Metformin ER (glucophage)was the medication I was put on to help control my diabetes. It works by helping your body use insulin, so the insulin doesn’t travel around and cause high blood sugar readings. The ER means extended release. I tried the regular version but couldn’t tolerate …
Up & Up Menthol Sore Throat Spray
Having a sore throat can make me feel really down and out. I hate dealing with the sharp pains that make it uneasy for me to swallow. I hate also that scratchy feeling that always makes swallowing anything feel weird anyway. I think that sore throats not only hurt, …
Tylenol P.M
Tylenol P.M used to be a friend of mine. Most of the time I had trouble sleeping and I dealt with major back pain. The thing that I was most concerned about was finding a medicine that Icould use that wouldn’t become habit forming and would take away my, …
Calcium Carbonate Tums GlaxoSmithKline
I have hyperacidity since I was like 11 years old. It just happened. I think one of the reasons is that my acid goes too high because I sometimes skip meals then suddenly eat a lot. Sometimes, I get so stressed and it also triggers my hyperacidity. The result …
Tylenol
There are hundreds of over the counter pain relievers, cold and allergy medicines out there and it can be daunting sometimes to walk through a drug aisle trying to decide what to buy. With most people when they find a brand they like they tend to stick with it. …
Lipitor
While Lipitor is about the first cholesterol lowering medication that first came out. Practically all doctors usually place their patitents on this statin drug to lower cholesterol. However although most doctors never heard of it. For myself lipitor gave me a urinary tract infection which subsided …
Cromabak 2%
In addition to Hydrabak, the ophthalmologist also recommended Cromabak 2%
This is an eye solution in the form of drops for those suffering from allergies. The ophthalmologist did not rule out the possibility that my daughter could be allergic to something which has given her eye irritation and pain. …
Strepsil Cough Lozenge Cherry
For years I would buy and take Strepsil Cough Sweets either for sore throats or to suppress my cough. Having tried so many different flavors that they offer, the medicine that was least offensive, though perhaps not the most effective was the cherry flavor that they offered.
Strepsil sell …
Alaxan FR Tablet
Alaxan FR is the latest innovation inline with Alaxan medicines and for me it is really better compared to the regular tablet. Alaxan is already known for its effective ways of curing body pain. Now that they have Alaxan FR with FR meaning “fast result” the product was made …
Nurofen
One of the best painkillers I have found anywhere is Nurofen. If I can find it, this is my ibuprofen of choice. Whilst Nurofen is sold in tablet form, in capsule form, in liquid gel form, my favorite style is still the tablet. They are really …
Equate Triple Antibiotic
I have used both Neosporin and Equate brand triple antibiotic ointment, as well as a few other brands, and I think they are all great.
The thing I like best about Equate is that it is cheap! I mean why would someone want to pay something like six dollars …
Guardasil
When Guardasil first came out and the governor of Texas was trying to make it a mandatory shot for all school aged girls, I did a whole lot of reasearch on the vacine because at the time, we lived in Oklahoma just across the border from Texas and when …
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