Commonly used cleaning house supplies in United States

Managing a house is a difficult job and can even make you crazy. There are many household things that need to be corrected, ordered and even created by you to keep the house properly. If you are the person having the duty to manage your house, the first thing that comes in the mind is the house supplies which are necessary for your house to work properly. The next things are looking after your kids, cook daily meals, budget the income, attend your children school meetings, keep the house tidy and many other things.
 

Why you need cleaning house supplies?
Every house has its own need for proper cleaning supplies to keep it clean and tidy. A clean and tidy house will be free from germs and provide positive growth in the life of people living there. There are different types of house supplies in cleaning department and what you choose from and they will determine your cleaning standard in your house. There are infinite items in cleaning department but the most important ones are household cleaners, dishwashing, clothes washing powders and paper & plastic.

1. Household cleaners – You need brooms and vacuum cleaner to do the cleaning. Floor cleaning solutions like domex and lizol are excellent cleaning liquids. If you have carpets in your house then you will need carpet cleaners to clean them once in a week. For cleaning the toilets you will need some toilet cleaners like harpic so that your toilet and sink remains clean and germs free. Use of air fresheners is helpful in removing bad odor from the house.

2. Dishwashing – There are lots of branded dishwashing products available to choose from. It is always fruitful to choose the one which is popular and has its presence in the market for some years. A good dishwashing product is always worth the price.  Stay away from very cheap and very expensive once as mostly they do not stay with you for a very long time. If you are unsure it is always good to consult your neighbors and friends about what dishwashing house supplies they are using. Popular brand in United States are finish, dawn, method and cascade.

3. Clothes washing powders – There are large varieties of washing powders available in the market. It is necessary to choose from the good ones. A good washing powder forms a necessary part of house supplies, it should be good to your clothes and should remove all the germs for the clothes, it should be good to the human body else your hands and body can have skin rashes. There are lots of Chinese products in the market which are very cheap but it is always good to avoid cheap stuffs. There are some good brands in the market which have successfully created a good market for their products; some of them are surf and ariel. Their cost is good and affordable plus they are good to the human skin too. They also keep your clothes new for a long time and does not break the small fibers of your clothes.

4. Paper & plastics – Every house supplies should have tissue papers and plastic disposable bags. Tissue papers are mostly used in the toilets and paper napkins are used to wipe out your face and hands when they are dry. Garbage bags, which are made of plastic, forms an important part in the house supplies, and used to throw the waste material away from the house. Your house should always carry one or two packet of these plastic bags all the time.

Thus we find that proper house supplies are very necessary for a house to run. You should always choose quality house supplies for your house then going for cheap products which can be a risk for your health.

omeprazole

Life Forty Years Back

Omeprazole is a widely prescribed ‘proton pump inhibitor’ drug for treating peptic ulcer disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease popularly known as ‘GERD’, laryngopharyngeal reflux popularly known as ‘LPR’, dyspepsia and Zollinger–Ellison syndrome. Some 40 years back problem occurring with inappropriate levels of gastric acids were very problematic because the treatments were very limited. Lots of people, at that time, were devoid of proper treatment and their problems from gastric acids were very painful and serious. Heartburn and Peptic Ulcers were very common and they were life threatening if untreated. The commonly used treatments of that time were ‘administration of gastric acids’ and ‘operation’. Administration of gastric acids gave only temporarily relief where as operation was done then a part of the human stomach was removed and nerves to the stomach were re-sectioned. This was very dangerous and lots of size effects were associated with it.

                             CHEMICAL STRUCTURE OF OMEPRAZOLE COMPOUND


Major Development

The major development was done by pharmaceutical company ‘Astra’ in this field to find a drug which can stop this gastric acid production. It was able to find a drug which gives long lasting relief from gastric acids problem. That drug was launched in 1988 by the name of Losec in Europe and by the name of omeprazole in USA. This was the boon for mankind who were suffering with high gastric acids secretion by the stomach. Today it is sold under different name by different pharmaceutical companies some of them are Zegerid by Santarus, Prilosec OTC by Procter & Gamble, Omez by Dr. Reddy’s Laboratory, etc. The patent of omeprazole expired in 2001 which let large no of pharmaceutical companies introducing their own generic version of this drug. It comes in both tablet and capsule form with strengths 10 mg, 20 mg and 40 mg.

                                                           OMEPRAZOLE OTC

Using Omeprazole

Take omeprazole before your meals; do not take it more than what is prescribed for you. A 14 day course is prescribed by the doctors for patents who have to take one capsule/tablet daily. During this 14 day course your symptoms of heartburn and other problem arising with gastric acid secretion will improve slowly until they are fully cured. Follow a 4 month gap before starting a new course of omeprazole. It is always advisable that you take omeprazole as advised by your doctor. Tell your doctor all the things from which you are suffering and the different diseases which you are undergoing treatment. This is because omeprazole can give bad effect to the bodies suffering for liver, kidney and heart diseases. If you have low magnesium level in your blood then the doctor will not advice you this drug.

Side Effects Associated With Omeprazole

People using omeprazole can have side effect too therefore if you have any of the given side effect then stop taking this drug and tell it about this to your doctor. Some of the associated side effects of this drug are –

1. Bloody and black stools

2. Nausea

3. Difficulty in breathing

4. Diarrhea

5. Unexpected weight loss.

6. Rashes in the skin

7. Chest or stomach pain.

In fact if you see any unexpected change in your body, report this to your doctor immediately.

 

OMEPRAZOLE SIDE EFFECTS

Storing Omeprazole

The drug should be stored in a cool and dark place. The temperature of storage area should not be more than 30 degrees else the medicine compounds may get damaged. Always check its label to find out if the medicine is expired or not. Never use an expired medicine and always keep them away from children as they may accidentally eat the medicine. Omeprazole has been placed in OTC medicine category so you can also use it without a doctor’s prescription.