Rarely do I suffer from oral sores but when I catch one, it really bothers me a lot. Its really very painful to have oral sores often times I can’t eat and drink hot beverages. Since I work in the hospital I often encounter medicines for certain kind of …

I had been using this particular mucolytics for years, ever since I was a child, and this has never failed to cure my illness. Fluimucil is used for removing phlegm and mucus that is stuck in your throat or even in your nose, everytime I have a flu I …

When I moved to Michigan about eight years ago, I was introduced to a whole world of allergies that I knew nothing about previously. Never in my life have allergies affected me, but as soon as I move here, I’m experiecing some symptom associated with allergies or another, almost …

I’m all about the all natural way of doing things. Some times I am, I mean really there comes a time where you have to step back and try something new. I had never had a Ricola cough suppressent a day in my life. And I have never wanted …

The Dettol Antiseptic Cream Moisturizing formula is a must in my family first aid box at all times.
The wonderful antiseptic cream comes in an easy to use squeeze tube of 30gm packed inside a paper box and costs about $S5.00 and is available at any drugstore both online …

A few years ago I had a case of shingles rash on my trunk. It’s caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox, which I apparently had as a child and didn’t even know it! The red, blistery rash developed quickly and was excruciatingly painful. I …

Even for such a simple task as finding a cost-effective pain reliever, or cure for headache, it could be quite a challenge finding oneself in the over-the-counter drug aisle of Shoppers Drugmart.
I timed myself and it took me a good five minutes before I decided to buy Life Regular …

I’d always associated Chloraseptic products with the sore throat spray, and even some cough drops or cough syrup, but I guess more companies are making strides to expand their product line, and I was pleasantly surprsied to find their Chloraseptic Allergen Block Gel. It was definitely one of the …

Headache is a constant phenomenon with me, specially during summer season. Taking pain relief medicines, like Paracetamol or Ibuprofen have its own problem as overdose can have adverse reactions. My search for natural pain relief medicine ends with Sensur Roll On.

Sensur was recommended to me by one of my …

I used to have flawless skin, but a couple of years ago I got a three-inch cut on my foot because of ill-fitting footwear. The wound was very deep, with disgusting pus coming out of it, but I thought it would heal just like the other cuts I have …

After being in a rather severe accicent with a deer, and receiving a substantial injury to my left hip and lower back, it would be fair to say that I was in a vast amount of neverending pain. The entire left side of my body would feel like …

My doctor recommend I take contraceptive pills because of my endometriosis condition (it lessens pain during menstrual period) contraceptive pills are taken by people with endometriosis and is the main hormonal drug used since 1950’s.
A friend had recommended that I use this particular brand because it doesn’t make …

Recently after experiencing a minor cold attack- I was left coughing and sneezing most of the time during the day. Though this condition remained tolerable, the think that really made my situation even worse-had to experience blocked nose. The fact that I was finding it difficult to even breathe …

I was having some serious pain throughout my neck and shoulders. It was really bad because the pain radiated all the way down my arms and wrists. I really felt like crap and couldn’t use my upper body without feeling sharp and horrible pain. I couldn’t figure out if …

Diffrin is a topical acne gel prescription medication which uses the active ingredient .01% adapalene gel to fight acne and breakouts in teens and adults. I first tried this medication three months ago when I ran out of my old medication and was looking for something less expensive to …

Avonex is a treatment for MS. It is an intramuscular injection given once a week. I took it for 5 years. Flu-like symptoms are among the most noticeable side-effects.
There are currently 4 therapies available, all of which are self-administered injections and all list flu-like symptoms as …

Claritin is an allergy symptom relieving medicine, which is supposed to suppress allergy symptoms quickly after they begin. It’s approaching spring time, which is practically a code word for allergy season. After a particularly bad bout of allergies, I went over to the nearest drugstore to buy myself a …

Cloxacillin is one of the many antibiotics given by dentist to treat my swelling gum and dental abscesses during the long course of treatment. I used to suffer a lot with my lower gum. There would be times the swelling was healed because of antibiotic but then …

I have felt awful for a few days now. I caught a cold that has really got me in the chest which is now left badly congested with phlegm. I also have a blocked nose which is especially bothersome at night as I have to sleep with …

With the winter becoming worse, I had developed a nasty cough and a sore throat, which were starting to embarrass me. What more, it got so annoying because of the inconvenience of having to pull out the tissue from my jeans pockets each time I was unable to …

I have always had respiratory issues as long as I could remember due to being born prematurely. I would have breathing troubles during the winter season. As I grew up, my respiratory problems worsened. It finally got to the point when I was a teenager, my breathing …

I was once saw this in a tv commercial, where a child is sick and has a high fever and his grandmother wrapped him on his blanket so his temperature will go down. Then his mother comes and introduced Dolan, an ibuprofen which is good for fevers or pains. …

I have had anxiety problems off and on for years now. The last time I went to the doctors he gave me prozac. It took away all of my anxiety problems and didn’t cause any other anxiety problems. The only thing that I did notice a little bit was …

Doxylamine succinate (known as Unisom, Restavit, Dozile, etc.) is an anti-allergy drug, also effective against morning and motion sickness. However, it is often used for a tertiary effect: sedation and hypnagogic (sleep-inducing) qualities. It is allegedly the most effective over-the-counter sedative on sale in the USA, and studies show it …

My doctor started my on Vitamin D 50,000 IU gel caps from Teva Pharmaceuticals when I was first diagnosed with Vitamin D deficiency. Although I spend a lot of time outdoors, I also use sunscreen religiously and the sun was not able to get to my skin to convert …

Every time I see the name of this product, I always think about those hot peppers and the chart they use to measure the heat of them. I don’t know why, but the name always makes me think hot hot hot. I’m usually a fan of IcyHot when it …

I had taken Excedrin for headaches in the past. I had a migrane once and tried a regular Excedrin and it didn’t seem to work. So when they introduced Excedrin Migrane, I was hopful that this product would work better.
So, I picked some up to keep on …

I got a pack of Tylenol Regular Strength pain relievers mainly for my headaches and migraines. I usually use Advil, but they are currently out of stock so I decided to go for Tylenol. After all, it is well known brand and it is on sale so I decided …

When I was young all we had was Padrax to treat worm. It was in syrup form and it tasted so bad in my mouth that I dreaded taking that worm treatment when I was a child. I remembered that my Dad and Mom had to hold …

I have allergies, allergic rhinitis specifically. I don’t know how I got this but they say it is hereditary. I have been careful all my life. I don’t go out to bars because second hand smoke would cause me incessant sneezing and runny nose. I have cut all pollen-producing …

The Product
The container is a silver foil pack.
This has a no particular scent.
This is in a caplet form that is orange in color.
The retail price for each caplet is Php9 or US$0.21.
My Experience and Opinion
Dolfenal is a product from Unilab. This is a mefenamic acid that is commonly used …

Because the anti-histamine that I was taking is so sedating, I use to skip it and assure myself that if I am not sneezing that much then my allergic rhinitis is all right. I use to disregard it and I would take anti-histamine only when I am on the …

My job involves a lot of encoding, my enemy to stop my efficiency is when my arms and hands are in pain. As much as I want to be productive, I have to stop to rest for a while and cry in pain. I have to stop so that …

Buckley’s Cough Syrup is the worst stuff I have ever put into my mouth. Ooh my gosh, it tastes terrible! It’s sort of how I imagine it would be to drink liquid Vicks Vapo-rub. Just awful. I used to be force fed this stuff as a child and the …

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 …

D cold total, the all in one solution for cough, cold and body ache. It has been quite a while since I was suffering from cough and cold and being a minor issue I ignored it for some time. But slowly it started taking the toll on my body …

There are many medicines for fever but somehow we tend to buy or patronize the brands that we have been using for the longest time. In my case, fevers meant paracetamol rather than ibuprofen, moreover, I tend to use Tempra over other brands because it was what my mother …

It was my first time to use Dalacin-C Clindamycin 300mg capsule last week. I consulted my dermatologist because of a big pimple that formed on top of my nose. It was so painful, it gave me throbbing headaches and it gave me some embarassment because my nose …

I had become victim of a serious itching problem along with rashes in the last summer. I tried everything that had given me relief previously in more or less similar circumstances. Unfortunately, nothing was working. I had to speak to a dermatologist who prescribed some tablets along with Permom Cream. …

Well, I was suffering with a bout of cold and cough combined with occasional fever and this was constantly irritating me. I couldn’t eat well and didn’t want to drink anything;but, at the same time, was going high on medication.
One morning, just before I went to office, I picked …

I started taking these when I was pregnant. My doctor recommended I try to increase my calcium while pregnant and told me a supplement was a good way to do so. He suggested this brand by name so I felt comfortable taking them while pregnant.
I purchased these …

My wife had recently developed red rashes on her right breast. She was feeling itching sensation along with pain. When general antifungal treatment didn’t give any result, I took her to the doctor. After proper examination, the doctor prescribed an ointment along with Fluconazole Tablet. The prescription was for FCN …

I have been taking high strength oil of peppermint tablets for a short while. I suffer with IBS and also often get indigestion. My mum had been encouraging me for months to try high strength oil of peppermint tablets and I’d been reluctant. Simply because I …

This is my second recommendation for when you have any pain. My first recommendation would be Advil. Ibuprofen works pretty well two though. It might take it a little bit longer than Advil to start working but the majority of the time it takes away any paint that I …

My mother recently told me about a product that she tried on her bad back called Mineral Ice Topical Analgesic Pain Relieving Gel. The reason she mentioned this was because I suffer from neck and shoulder pain. Sometimes my neck and shoulder pain is so bad, that I can …

After suffering from a yeast infection twice in one month I was looking for a way to keep it from coming back, I started taking cranberry pills and that kind of helped. But I ended up suffering from one again. I went and bout Vagisil because it was cheaper …

I had a bad case of crampy abdominal pain associated with loose bowel movement 2 years ago which tortured me and left me so dehydrated.
The abdominal pain was so severe, I had to be in a fetal position just to minimize what I was feeling.
A friend suggested I take …

Unlike lipitor the cholesterol medicine zetia is quite different. I tried many others they would not budge my cholesterol level down. I was then placed on crestor with zetia and it made all the difference. Zetia works not directly to the heart but rather through …

I find it appealing when products are designed for adults and children in mind. Though I don’t have children of my own, my godchildren visit quite frequently. They aren’t quite old enough to take adult medications, but they are too old to take things specifically designated for children, and …

I have recently suffered from a bad and nagging toothache that throbs even at sleep. Even at my busy schedule, I was forced to visit my dentist to address my problem once and for all. My dentist advised to have my tooth extracted, but that he just cannot do …