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Picks & Pans: Archives
March 08, 2010 : Dental Floss Picks PDF Print E-mail

Triple Clean Floss Picks (90ct, Dentek)

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  • 2.7 cents/use
  • In line design, high profile
  • Waxed floss with no additives
  • Misleading drug-like fluoride claim on package
  • Inexpensive, reliable choice

Crest Glide™ Floss Picks (30 ct, P&G)

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  • 12.1 cents/use [4.5x Dentek Triple Clean]
  • Right angle design, low profile with tension control
  • Teflon band (Glide™) with no additives
  • Over-engineered, patented product
  • Insanely expensive for a disposable

* = Walmart pricing, 3/06/10

 
Feburary 20, 2010 : Hemorrhoid Creams & Ointments PDF Print E-mail

Preparation H™ Hemorrhoidal Cream (0.9oz tube, Wyeth)

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  • $6.42/oz., 3.7x Equate
  • Soothing white petrolatum/glycerin/oil cream
  • Pleasant neutral odor
  • 1% anesthetic formula (pramoxine) for itch and pain
  • Shortened rectal insert (??)
  • Rectal insert with soft cover
  • Expensive, “short weighted” 0.9oz. option

Preparation H™ Hemorrhoidal Cooling Gel (0.9oz tube, Wyeth)

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  • $6.42/oz., 3.7x Equate
  • Low viscosity gel, modest cooling from witch hazel evaporation
  • Pleasant witch hazel odor
  • No application method or delivery device; needs repositioning
  • Cap over-torqued, difficult to open
  • Expensive vs. Tucks™ wipes, “short weighted” 0.9oz option

* = Walmart pricing, 2/16/10

 
Feburary 18, 2010 : Hemorrhoid Creams & Ointments PDF Print E-mail

Equate™ Hemorrhoidal Ointment (2oz tube, Perrigo)

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  • $1.71/oz. *
  • Two-phase petrolatum/oil/beeswax ointment
  • Slightly more viscous feel than Preparation H Ointment
  • Pleasant smell masks shark’s liver oil smell
  • Rectal insert with soft cover
  • Inexpensive option

Preparation H™ Hemorrhoidal Ointment (1oz tube, Wyeth)

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  • $5.78/oz., 3.4x Equate
  • Two-phase petrolatum/oil ointment
  • Slightly less viscous feel than Equate
  • Incomplete masking of shark’s liver smell
  • Rectal insert with hard cover
  • Expensive

* = Walmart pricing, 2/16/10

 
Feburary 14, 2010 : Topical Antibiotic Cremes/Ointments PDF Print E-mail

Neosporin® + Pain Relief Maximum Strength Cream (0.5oz tube, J&J)

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  • $7.74/oz.*, [2.6x Equate Triple Antibiotic]
  • Dual antibiotic combination [Bacitracin omitted to allow for a crème formula]
  • Bactracin best antibiotic for Staph and Strep skin infections omitted
  • Odorless crème [only one on market?]
  • Expiry life remaining shorts consumer: 14 months!
  • “#1 Doctor Recommended Brand”
  • Very poor differentiation between sku’s makes product selection difficult
  • Expensive compromise on efficacy for crème form

Polysporin® Ointment (0.5oz tube, J&J)

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  • $9.64/oz.*, [3.2x Equate Triple Antibiotic]
  • Dual antibiotic combination [Neomycin omitted]
  • Odorless ointment in soothing petrolatum
  • Expiry life remaining shorts consumer: 19 months!
  • “#1 Dermatologist Recommended”
  • Very expensive

* = Walmart pricing, 2/9/10

 
Feburary 12, 2010 : Topical Antibiotic Cremes/Ointments PDF Print E-mail

Equate Triple Antibiotic Ointment Plus (1oz tube, Perrigo)

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  • $4.87/oz.*
  • Triple antibiotic combination plus 10mg pramoxine (anesthetic)
  • Odorless ointment in soothing petrolatum
  • Expiry life remaining normal: 30 months
  • Monograph claims
  • Inexpensive

Neosporin® + Pain Relief Maximum Strength Ointment (0.5oz tube, J&J)

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  • $7.74/oz.*, [1.6x Equate Triple Antibiotic Plus]
  • Triple antibiotic combination plus 10mg pramoxine (anesthetic)
  • Odorless ointment in soothing petrolatum
  • Expiry life remaining shorts consumer: 14 months!
  • “#1 Doctor Recommended Brand”
  • Very poor differentiation between sku’s makes product selection difficult
  • Expensive

* = Walmart pricing, 2/9/10

 
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