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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Fill your medicine cabinet with these best buys
ShopSmart; magazine, a product of Consumer Reports, is a useful shopping resource.
Recently the magazine did a study on the best drugstore products to buy — and what to skip — to save money and protect your family.
These are the medicines they deemed the best:
For allergies: Loratadine (Claritin or generic brands)
For constipation: Docusate (Colace, Phillips’ Liqua-Gels)
For cough: Nonmedicated lozenges are best.
Diarrhea: Bismuth subsalicylate (Kaopectate, Pepto-Bismal) or loperamide (Imodium A-D)
Headache, muscle ache, fever: Acetaminophen (Tylenol or generics)
Occasional heartburn: Tums. Frequent heartburn: Pepcid Complete or Zantac 150
Infection protection: Rubbing alcohol
Injuries: Ice pack. Good heat pack is ThermaCare.
Itchy bug bites and poison ivy: Hydrocortizone cream (Cortaid or Cortizone 10)
Runny nose: Benadryl Allergy and Chlor-Trimetron
Sore throat: Dyclonine (Sucrets Maximum Strength, Original Sore Throat Lozenges)
Stinging bug bites and sunburn: Caladryl Clear, Dermoplast or Lanacane
Stuffy nose: Decongestant or nasal spray (Afrin 12-hour spray, Neo-Synephrine 12-hour Spray), but switch to Sudafed or generics after three days to prevent rebound congestion
Thermometers: Vicks Comfort-Flex and Omron 20-seconds digital thermometers
Yeast infections: Gyne-Lotrimin or Monistat 7
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Since there are only a couple of weeks left until the dreaded April 15 tax filing deadline, here are some helpful Internal Revenue Service tips to help you finish the job.
E-file your return. Consider filing electronically instead of using paper tax forms. Choosing to e-file is the best way to ensure your return is accurate and complete.
Review tax ID numbers. Remember to carefully check all identification numbers on your return. Incorrect or illegible Social Security Numbers can delay or reduce a tax refund.
Double-check your figures. Whether you are filing electronically or by paper, review all the amounts you transferred over from your W-2 or 1099.
Review your math. Taxpayers filing paper returns should also double-check that they have correctly figured the refund or balance due and have used the right figure from the tax table.
Sign and date your return. Both spouses must sign a joint return, even if only one had income. Anyone paid to prepare a return must also sign it.
Choose Direct Deposit. To get your refund quicker, select Direct Deposit and the IRS will deposit your refund directly into your bank account.
How to make a payment. People sending a payment should make the check out to “United States Treasury” and should enclose it with, but not attach it to the tax return or the Form 1040-V, Payment Voucher, if used. Write your name, address, SSN, telephone number, tax year and form number on the check or money order.
File an extension. Taxpayers who will not be able to file a return by the April deadline should request an extension of time to file. Remember, the extension of time to file is not an extension of time to pay.
Visit the IRS Web site. IRS.gov has forms, publications and helpful information on a variety of tax subjects, which is available around the clock on the IRS.gov.
Review your return….one more time. Before you seal the envelope or hit send, go over all the information on return again. Errors may delay the processing of your return, so it’s best for you to make sure everything on your return is correct.
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