Over the Counter Medications (OTCs)
How do I Dispose of Medications?
Patients often ask us, “What do I do with my expired/unneeded drugs?” This is a toughie because most chain pharmacies will not take medications back -even just to dispose of them.
So, what do you do? Flush it down the toilet? Throw it in the trash? Keep it in your medicine cabinet indefinitely?! What to do, [...]
Acne Overview
Acne -oh bother! Having acne is not fun and trying to treat it can be super confusing.
I figured a few articles would help! Here is the first one -please be on the look out for the next article: OTC Treatment for Acne.
How is acne formed?
Our skin has hair follicles with attached sebaceous glands. The sebaceous glands release [...]
I Heart Red Wine
This is an oldie but goodie -red wine for the heart!
I am asked on a regular basis if alcohol is good for the body. I actually have one older gentleman that asks me every month if he can drink a fifth of scotch with his medicine…but that is a different story.
Why red wine?
Most studies have [...]
Baby Aspirin for Prevention of Heart Attack and Stroke
Baby aspirin (81mg) has been used for quite a while to help prevent heart attack and stroke. There has been an unofficial guideline that women over 55 years old and men over 45 years old should start taking aspirin 81mg.
Now, there is some debate over who should use aspirin as prevention -which I review in [...]
OTC Medications for Cold Symptoms in the Eye
What OTC treatments are available for a “cold in the eye?” We received this very good question from one of our readers. Pink eye had been ruled out, and symptoms were not provided, so I sort of imagined what they might be.
“A cold in the eye” is most likely viral conjunctivitis, which may be part [...]
Serotonin Syndrome Overview
I wrote an article about a drug interaction between SSRIs and Trazodone. Well, I received a lot of awesome feedback and lots of questions about, “How do I know if I have serotonin syndrome?” So, I gave some info on serotonin syndrome and symptoms…
As always, we would love to hear from you! and we would [...]
Treatment for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
Long enough title for ya?!
There are a couple of articles for background info about Diabetes Type 2 Overview and What is Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy?
Which brings us to -How to treat diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain…
Number 1 treatment: Blood glucose control! If the blood glucose levels are kept within range, neuropathy can be slowed and possibly reversed.
In [...]
OTC Weight Loss Products
As promised, I have put together a bit of an article on some of the different OTC weight loss products you can find at your local drugstore. The topic stemmed from a quick post I put up about Hoodia.
When it comes to OTC weight loss products, we must take into consideration that more studies are [...]
Vicks VapoRub on the Soles of the Feet to Treat Cough
Hey my peeps,
Real quick before I go to bed…
View this video to see how Vicks VapoRub can help treat your (or your child’s) persistent nighttime cough!
And that’s that!
Have you tried this before? Any experience with Vicks VapoRub to treat cough? Leave a comment below to fill us in!
Also, be sure to check out our FREE video course [...]
Need a Replacement for Your Blood Glucose Monitor?
For all of you using a blood glucose monitor to track your blood sugar levels, listen closely to this nifty way of getting a replacement monitor should your’s breakdown. Now, this info may not be relevant for your current machine, but it will come in handy for monitors to come in the future!
When you get your [...]
