Q. After using Preparation H for several days, my blood pressure went up. Later that week I read in your column that someone else had experienced the same problem. My doctor was skeptical, to say the ...

DEAR PEOPLE’S PHARMACY: A while back, I saw my doctor and I almost broke the blood pressure machine. The nurse measured my blood pressure three times because it was so high. Of course, I tried to ...

Question: After I used Preparation H for several days, my blood pressure went to 206 over 98 and I ended up in the emergency department for hours. Later that week, I read in your column that someone ...

DEAR PEOPLE’S PHARMACY: I have something like varicose veins in my nose that cause frequent nosebleeds. My nose is often dry regardless of weather conditions. To counteract this, I have used either ...

Q: You answered a question recently about Preparation H side effects. The person who wrote to you had hypertension. The blood pressure medicine reacted badly with the phenylephrine in Preparation H, ...

Q. I have something like varicose veins in my nose that cause frequent nosebleeds. My nose is often dry regardless of weather conditions. To counteract this, I have used either Vaseline or Preparation ...