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Wellbaby and Wellkid are multivitamin products from the same company. Funny enough, they cater for the nutritional needs of children of the same age range. No wonder there is a clamor for the difference between these two because they share many similarities. Read Also :  All about wellkid baby and infant liquid Difference Between Wellbaby And Wellkid 1. Wellbaby has about four types of products from wellbaby drop (1 month - 12 months), Wellbaby vit D3 drop (1 month - 12 months), wellbaby liquid (4 months - 24 months, wellbaby liquid (4 months - 4 years) and wellbaby liquid (6 months - 4 years). Wellkid only have wellkid baby and infants (3 months - 5 years) and wellkid baby liquid and also chewable tablets (4 years - 12 years). 2. The ingredients and strengths between wellbaby liquid 4 months to 4 years is similar to that of wellkid baby and infant liquid (3 months - 5 years) except that wellkid baby and infant have higher strength of vitamin in some and lower in others or not at a...

When you get to any pharmacy in Nigeria for Nixoderm, you may notice that there are two types. There is nixoderm tube and tin. What is the difference? Before we go into those details, let us take a look at what nixoderm is. What Is Nixoderm Nixoderm is a medicated cream used for skin problems. It is used to treat eczema, pimples, blemishes, rash, athletes' foot, ringworm, scaling skin due to external irritation. It is manufactured by SC Johnson and sons Nigeria limited, Lagos. Note that other countries have their own manufacturers. Read Also: Treatment of skin infection remedy Types Of Nixoderm Cream Nixoderm tube Nixoderm tin As we already know there are two types of nixoderm, the tube and the tin. The tube is in a container like that of your regular toothpaste but of steel material. However, the tin is composed of thin metal with a wide mouth and cover seal. Is there another difference between them apart from the container? Let us find out. Difference Between Nixoderm Tube And Ni...

There are some differences between Dolo meta-B and dolo meta B forte capsules. However, they share many similarities. They are drugs for treating nerve and body pain. Read Also :  All about dolo meta b forte They are a combination of vitamins and a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agent. They are manufactured by the same company, Jiangsu Ruinian Qianjin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. China. Meta b forte Difference Between Dolo Meta B And Dolo Meta B Forte The oy difference is the strength of the ingredients. The strength of the ingredients in dolo meta B forte is twice that in dolo meta B. Read Also :  All about dolo meta bi capsule From Vitamin B1 to Vitamin B6 down to Vitamin B12 and Diclofenac Sodium were doubled. Except this, every other thing is the same including the recommended dose. However, physicians can alter the dose depending on the strength and condition.

Vitabiotics is a British nutraceutical company that specializes in vitamin and mineral based food supplements focused in various health categories, with many including vitamins based on national guidelines for infants, children and during pregnancy to support their contribution to one's health. Pregnacare New Mum Pregnacare New Mum Pregnacare New Mum can help you safeguard important nutrients after pregnancy, including those for hair, skin and to help reduce tiredness. Pregnacare New Mum provides a carefully balanced, comprehensive formulation of micronutrients to help support the nutritional requirements of new mothers throughout the postnatal period. It is ideal to be taken at any point after pregnancy with specific nutrients to help maintain normal energy release plus skin & hair health. An ideal postnatal supplement for the months following childbirth, to help safeguard intake of nutrients following pregnancy. Can be taken whether or not you are breast-feeding. Read Also : ...

Wellman and Wellwoman are multivitamin products made by vitabiotic. Vitabiotics is a British nutraceutical company that specializes in vitamin and mineral based food supplements focused in various health categories, with many including vitamins based on national guidelines for infants, children and during pregnancy to support their contribution to one's health. Wellman And Wellwoman Most nutraceutical companies produce multivitamin products that cater for both male and females. However, many people are curious why vitabiotic decide to produce two products with different labels. They wonder what the difference could be. Well, not to worry. This post will answer that. Before then, let us take a closer look at the content. We may see something different there. Wellman Wellman Wellman are a series of multivitamin products from vitabiotic for different conditions in men. Each product is designed to solve a particular problem and maybe a particular age. They are; i. Wellman original ii. ...

Suppository are not the only medication introduce into body cavity. Another is enema. However, we will see the difference between suppository and enema. But before then, let us take a look at what suppository and enema is. Suppository A suppository medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity, especially the rectum, vagina or urethra, where it melts to release the drug substance also known as the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API). They are used to treat a variety of conditions. Enema An enema is a procedure used for clearing the bowel and colon of fecal matter. This procedure introduces liquid, usually water, and sodium bicarbonate or sodium phosphate, by means of a bulb or bag, into the anus and thus to the bowel and colon. This tends to stimulate the bowel to release fecal matter. Some enemas still contain mineral oil, but this is not preferred by most people. Read Also :  Difference Between Suppository And Pessary The procedure can also include...

The two most popular antimalarials in Nigeria are Coartem and Lonart. Similarity Between Lonart Vs Coartem They both contain artemether and lumefantrine. They both have different strengths for different age groups. They include 24, 18, 12 and 6 tablet of 20/120mg artemether and lumefantrine and 80/480mg of same active pharmaceutical ingredient (API). These drugs also come in different formulation. Both have tablet for all age group and dispersible tablet for children. Read Also:  Why iron and vitamin C interfere with lonart or Coartem Difference Coartem Coartem Coartem is made by Swiss pharmaceutical company known as Novartis international AG. It was internationally licenced and approved in 1999. That was after a series of tests and research in collaboration with chinese scientist. The World health organisation (WHO) added artemether and lumefantrine combination in essential medicine list (EML) in 2004 and EML for children in 2007. Coartem was first pre-qualified by WHO in 2004 and...

Pharmacist Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians work closely together. They both focus on delivery of medication and advice to patients on medication use. They are right and left hand to each other. They have their individual roles but work together. Read Also : Everything about pharmscuetical technologist in Nigeria In some countries, pharmacy technicians are also called pharmaceutical technologists. Their job description looks the same. However, there seems to be variation in their education qualification. Difference Between Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician And Pharmaceutical Technologist Pharmacists spend more years in school (5-6 years). They acquire their degree in the university. They are either awarded a bachelor of pharmacy (B Pharm) or doctor of pharmacy (Pharm D) degree. Pharmacy technicians in Nigeria spend about three years in school to get their certificate. They go to school or college of health to get an ordinary national diploma (OND). Their curriculum covers just the ba...

You want to smell nice right? Fragrance from body spray and perfume comes to the rescue. You need to visit the cosmetic shop for a fragrance. There, you will find all sorts of products designed to make you smell real good. Products for each occasion. But how do you find the right one for you? Perfume and body spray The first thing is to decide what you intend to achieve. There are products that are meant to make us smell nice while others prevent sweat. Some can last all day while others are just to freshen up. Now, let us match on. Body Spray They are meant to be sprayed on the naked skin. They are made of water and alcohol (glycerin). It contains low concentrations of fragrance. The aroma does not last for a long time. It can be used several times a day. It does not stop what causes the odour but masks the odour. Read Also : Treatment of skin parasite infection There are two types of body spray. They are deodorant and antiperspirant. Deodorant body spray works on the bacteria or chem...

As a pharmacist or a person interested in health, you must have come across the abbreviation STI, STD AND UTI. STI stands for sexually transmitted infection, STD is sexually transmitted disease why UTI is urinary tract infections. In most cases, these abbreviations have been used interchangeably by health care workers and news reporters. This could be due to the fact that there is no clear cut definition. But there is a difference. UTI UTIs are a group of infections that affect the urinary tract of both male and females of all ages. The organism can be a bacteria, fungi, virus or parasite. The urinary tract consists of the bladder, urethra, kidney and ureter. UTI affects the bladder and urethra and serious cases affect the kidney. Symptoms of UTI in male may be different from that in females. Some types of UTI may be asymptomatic in one gender causing a cascade of symptoms in the other gender. Read Also: Sex with HIV/AIDS patients may not lead to contracting the infection Mode of trans...