I am unsure why I had never tried and of the DayQuil products before last week; it might be because I associated this brand with NightQuil for sleeping, but I should have tried its daytime equivalent. I also likely thought it was only available as a liquid, which is …

I recently was going out of my mind with back and body aches. No matter what I took, nothing would help relieve my pain. So I went to the drug store to see if there was anything else that I could try to help me manage my …

Since I tend to spend most of the time in front of the computer, I always encounter problem related to my eyes. A few weeks back I noticed that my eyes had suddenly started burning and this was making me feel rather uncomfortable. But as days past, I noticed …

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 …

Due to severe chronic pain I struggle to get adequate sleep, so a few months back my doctors prescribed me Ambien. They had me start at a half dose for the first week and then move to the normal nightly dose after this trial period. During …

Flexeril is a medication that falls under the category of muscle relaxers. It comes in pill form and is not available over the counter, but can only be obtained with a physician’s prescription. Unlike a pain killer, flexeril is designed to eliminate muscular contractions and pinches by …

This review is about Marvelon Contraceptive Pills. I was previously using Trust Contraceptive Pills but they all made me bloat. So I went to to the OB Gyne to ask for advise. I would like to use a pill that will not make me gain weight. The doctor said …

Appetason Syrup is a Vitamin B complex + Iron + L-Lysine. It belongs to the class of appetite enhancers. It is used for the treatment and prevention of vitamin-mineral deficiency. Mild drowsiness may occur at the beginning of treatment which gradually disappears after 2-3 days of continuous therapy. Occasional …

Quasense is a type of hormal birth control pill that allows the user to have a period every three months and is the generic form of other birth control regimens, such as Seasonale. This birth control is known as a low dose birth control because it has a low …

My kids and husband have skin allergy to the mosquito bite. When their skin got bitten, it will immediately become red and sometimes it turned to big and hard skin just like an infection.
That’s why we always buy this Autan lotion to protect the skin from mosquito’s bite. We …

The start of the rainy season or whenever one gets drenched in rain almost always can catch a cold and followed by coughing. This is the body’s natural way of saying that the immune system is low and that the cold virus is loose so the body react by …

Anemia is a common complaint especially among women and most of us neglect this until it gets worse. I was always slightly anemic ever since my teen years with my hemoglobin level ranging around 9 to 10gm/dl while the normal level should be 12.1 to 15.1 gm/dl for women. …

For several years I was treated for acid reflux, or GERD, which is a condition where acid flows backwards from the stomach and into the esophagus, causing heartburn pain and damage to the esophagus. I ate what I wanted, except for when a week-long flare-up would occur, and …

About two years ago, my grandmother woke me up after suffering hours of debilitating shaking and numbness to her arms and legs. She said she’d been having these symptoms for hours but because she didn’t want to disturb my sleep (again, this is how elderly Asian grandmothers are when it …

I hate to be sick. I can’t imagine anyone is ever really ok with being sick, but I am a huge baby about it. I suffer from asthma and when I get a bad cold all I do is cough and cough. When I have other …

Primatene OTC Products
If you have bronchial asthma like I do, then you might want to consider using Primatene over-the-counter products as a convenient alternative. I use the inhaler plus the tablets. You can pick up the inhaler off the shelf but you’ll have to ask the pharmacist for the …

Just recently, my left food suddenly swelled up bad—”bad enough that I couldn’t go to work for a couple of days and had to stay at home for 3 days. One of my doctor friends advised I take Celecoxib twice a day, later confirmed by the doctor at the …

When I was still in medical school,I was able to experience having episodes of palpitations associated with some body weakness. I don’t know if this was due to the stress I was having or I was just only plain tired or whether I was really having a cardiac …

Over the past 6 months I have had the flu 6 times. I don’t know exactly why I have to keep dealing with the burden of being sick, but it seems to keep following me. Dealing with the flu I have tried using tons of products to try to …

I was diagnosed with acute neuritis once in my life. The affected body part, of all the functional parts, involved my left hand. At such condition, I feel a surge of painful sensation running along my wrist. It’s the result of poor body mechanics at work, …

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 …

Although I have it under control now, for a few years I had high blood pressure and had to take medication. The one my doctor and I felt good about, for me to take, was Diovan HCT. This is sort of a puzzling drug because though it …

I bought the Pharex Hydrocortisone 0.1% Cream from Mercury Drugstore for about Php 100 (approx $2.50). This has been prescribed to me by my dermatologist because I often get hives and other dermatological allergic reactions rather easily. This 0.1% cream comes in a 10g tube, and it’s really …

Imitrex works very well for my migraine headaches. I get migraines due to an injury and also due to sinus headaches which escalate into migraines. While everyone has different amounts of success with different migraine medications, I recommend this medication.
-Length of time-
Imitrex takes 45 minutes to two hours to …

While on a recent trip to Florida, I contracted an extremely painful toothache that threatened to ruin the entire trip. Rather than have that happen, I visited the local Walgreens to get something to ease the pain until I could get home and get to the dentist. I rushed …

About a year ago, i had fever, which was mild to moderate, severe headache most noted around my eyes and on my nasal bridge, yellowish nasal discharge and dizziness. Because of this I consulted my doctor who diagnosed me as having acute bacterial sinusitis and thus advised me …

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 have to admit that I tend to gravitate more towards pretty generic cough medicines and cold medicines that I can find anywhere at any supermarket or convenience store, mostly because they are convenient! But this one was actually left here by a friend of mine who was visiting, …

This past summer, my son developed poison ivy after playing in some woods near our house. It started out mild, so I went to the drugstore and the pharmacist recommended Ivy-Dry Super Itch Relief. She told me it would relieve the itch of the poison ivy, and also …

My teeth are becoming more and more sensitive as the years go by. It is not because my oral hygiene is lacking at all, but I think age and possibly enamel loss due to hard brushing over the years are contributing to this. I have switched to a softer …

I waded through mud and muck in order to get out of the village where I was stranded because of Typhoon Ketsana/Ondoy. I had no choice but to walk barefoot in waist-deep brown water littered with the debris of the typhoon. I could feel the sharp objects with my …

When I first heard about Airborne Effervescent Health Formula, I wanted to try it out because if there are any germs in the air, I will most definitely catch them. I’m just built that way, with a weaker immune system. I bought a 10 tablet box for …

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 …

My son hates drinking medicines.. I think he had a trauma when he was hospitalized and was forced to drink a lot of awfully tasting medicines. This has become my problem because even his own vitamins he can’t take anymore. Have tried several vitamins but I think the problem …

Piror to Ben Gay’s being sold in the Philippine market, Filipinos have been relying on the soothing pain relief provided by White Flower Analgesic Oil. However, I count myself among the few who didn’t like the product. For one, the menthol scent was much too strong for me that …

Althea is the latest 21-cycle birth-control pill product released by the Trust Family Program (TFP), which also manufactures the Trust Pill, Daphne, and Lady. Althea is referred to as TFP’s “beauty pill” because it has the same formulation as that of the more expensive Diane-35.
I’ve started taking oral contraceptives …

If you have a lot of congestion deep in your chest that does not seem to want to come out, you probably need an expectorant. Normal cough medicine will not help you —“ unless it says it has an expectorant in the ingredients. I had never bought …

My visit to Eckerd Pharmacy Store #3308 was a pleasant experience. The parking lot was spotless and there were several cars present. With my walk through of the store, the shelves were well stocked and aisles were clear of product. The hanging signs over the center …

duphalac (lactulose) is mainly used for treating chronic constipation but i think that it is not effective if you are suffering from severe constipation. i have tried the maximum does of this medicine but it does not help in severe constipation. it can only help in mild constipation and …

With my migraines getting worse and worse through the years, I came to a point in my life that I was willing to try just about anything just to try to get rid of my migraines. This is a terrible thing to have, and sadly, there is really no …

About two weeks ago, I found myself experiencing a severe level of discomfort due to a back problem I’ve been battling on and off for over a year now. Some days it’s quite manageable and hardly noticeable, but for the most part, it’s highly irritating and discouraging, and at …

I’m glad there is one cough medicine that is specifically made to treat dry coughs. It is Robitussin liquid (for dry coughs). I’ve taken this and it has been effective to me so that whenever I or any member of my family suffer dry cough I always turn to …

Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) treatments are fairly new in the US, but have been used in China, where the system was invented, for more than ten years. It has been approved by Medicare so that it is free to everyone who has Medicare coverage.
After having had a quad …

Levaquin is an antibiotic that is used to treat bacterial infections.
The other name for Levaquin is Levofloxacin. It stops the growth of bacteria.
Take it once a day with or without food. Drink a lot of fluids while on this medication.
It is not recommended that you take medications containing …

It’s amazing to me the amount of allergy medications I can actually review, and slightly sad that I’ve tried this many, or those in my household have. I have probably purchased, over the last six years, about a hundred different kinds of allergy medications found over the counter, and …

I have heard about Campho-Phenique for about my whole life. It is one of my grandmas favorite things to use on any cuts. I never really paid much mind to this product until I got a really nasty cut myself. For some reason, someone left the cover off …

It is about that time of the month, where the water retention and the heavy cramps come. I really hate how much periods get me down. I get immobile because I just curl up into a ball because of so much back pain and menstrual cramps. I was given …

I cannot believe it but having just got over the most horrible flu like virus that worried me into looking up the symptoms of swine flu on the internet, I now have a cold. As a result of that virus, as it was quite severe on my chest, …

I always watch out for my food intake since I have a sensitive GI tract. Aside from diarrhea and hyperacidity, there are times that I also experience constipation. According to my doctor, this is due to some improper food that I eat and my decreasing bowel movement. He told …

In type 1 Diabetes, the body no longer produces insulin. This is the type of diabetes that I have. The need to make insulin shots to supply my body with the hormone that will turn sugar into energy, is a huge necessity. My doctor prescribed Lantus, a product of …