Articles for category: Drugs & Medications

Lunesta Versus Ambien

If you are a serious insomniac you have no doubt at one time or another taken a prescription sleeping pill, be it Ambien, Lunesta or another sleep aid. Where the decision to take a prescription sleeping pill is a difficult one, the benefits of getting sleep, versus not sleeping sometimes outweigh the side effects. It’s ...

What Are the Risks and Side Effects of St. John’s Wort Supplements?

Depression is a difficult condition to deal with and, unfortunately, many of the prescription medications used to treat it have a variety of undesirable side effects. Because of the serious risks associated with using prescription anti-depressants, more people are turning to natural remedies such as St. John’s wort to help relieve their symptoms. Unfortunately, natural ...

Dilantin: Anti-Epileptic Medication

Dilantin is a seizure medication, also known as an anti-epileptic and anticonvulsant. Seizures is your body’s reaction to abnormal brain electrical responses. This drug slows down the brain’s impulses with the result of fewer or no seizures. It can also be used in other ways, such as in the use of relieving pain from nerves. ...

Sinus Buster Headache Remedy: A Review

Migraine sufferers know that it can be very difficult to find medication that truly works on a migraine. If something helps with the pain, it may still leave the unpleasant nausea, dizziness, and sensitivity to light and sound. I have been searching for a good migraine relief system for a decade. Prescription migraine relievers have ...

The Dangers of Taking Methadone

Have you been prescribed methadone? You may want to take a closer look into what it is and what it does to your body before you allow your doctor to prescribe you such a medicine. Methadone, in a nutshell is basically legal heroin. Although, not literally…it just gives you the same feeling as heroin does. ...

Transdermal Patches: How Do They Work?

Transdermal patches are becoming more popular and are being developed for everything from contraception to Parkinson’s disease. How do they work? Are they effective in getting the medication into you skin? Transdermal patches are considered to be a combination product, which is one that uses a drug as well as a delivery system. The delivery ...

EPT Pregnancy Tests: A Review and Overview

The symptoms are there, the anticipation is there, and you’re there, standing in front of an entire shelf of pregnancy tests. You’re thinking to yourself, “Uhhhhhh!” along with a jumble of “Which one,” “What if it’s inaccurate,” “Damn, these are expensive” and a lovely slosh of doubt and confusion. This is important. Whether you get ...

Product Review: Dog Wrinkle Maintenance with Ketoconazole

My English bulldog, Ribeye, is beloved in his neighborhood for his distinctive looks: a figure like a propane tank, with short legs, a pushed-in face, and many wrinkles. Those classic wrinkles are quite the issue with this breed and several other breeds of dog. Deep wrinkles often mean dealing with yeast infection. Ketoconazole has been ...