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Biafine really works!
#135103
07/08/2017 12:20 PM
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Posts: 289 Edam, Saskatchewan - Canada
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Just a quick thank you to all those here who recommended Biafine. I brought a tube home with me from SXM last year and just last night used it for the first time.
It is horsefly season here, and for those of you who have never had the pleasure of one of their bites let's just say mosquitoes are small potatoes in comparison of swelling and itching and of course there is the initial pain of the bite. Working in the yard yesterday the bugger got me on my shoulder and upper arm three times before I smacked him!
But with a quick slap on of Biafine, the itching and soreness quickly dissapeared and the swelling was gone within an hour. Yay!
Can't recommend this stuff highly enough. Thanks TTOL for once again being a wonderful source of information!
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Re: Biafine really works!
[Re: PrairieGirl]
#135105
07/08/2017 12:37 PM
07/08/2017 12:37 PM
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I learned about it from 'Marybeth' here on TTOL a few years ago after managing to become severely sun-burned on my lower legs and suffering a miserable night of pain. I made a post here asking for help and she came through with what I think is the best suggestion imaginable for this product which I'd never heard of. We picked up a tube at the Maho Pharmacy that morning and I was amazed. It took the pain away immediately. I never thought about using it to take the sting out of some insect bites but thanks for the info and I will file that additional factoid away for future reference. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
Respectfully,
pat
"Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them."
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Re: Biafine really works!
[Re: GaKaye]
#135106
07/08/2017 01:12 PM
07/08/2017 01:12 PM
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Posts: 83,046 Central Florida!
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Sorry to hear about that. Hornets are nothing to sneeze at!! Like Pat, I did not realize that it worked on insect bites either. Sounds like we should pick up some to bring home next time.
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Re: Biafine really works!
[Re: pat]
#135109
07/08/2017 03:21 PM
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Yes, the information I found on the internet (because of course the packaging is all in French) indicates that it is primarily used to treat 1st and 2nd degree burns, including those from radiation treatments and of course sunburn.
But I'm sure that it was someone on TTOL who tipped me off to using it on bug bites, otherwise I would not have purchased any because I rarely if ever get sunburned!
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Re: Biafine really works!
[Re: kdsdance]
#135113
07/08/2017 08:05 PM
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It's been a while but it seems to me we paid around $12.00 the first time we got it and about twenty dollars a year or two later. The prices you've quoted are but one very small part of what's wrong with our US medical insurance system. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
Respectfully,
pat
"Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them."
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Re: Biafine really works!
[Re: The_Lurker]
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07/09/2017 02:04 PM
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terry,
Not sure why it hasn't been approved for otc but it is widely prescribed here in the US for cancer patients with radiation burns. Perhaps it's just too high-powered for every day use and they don't want people to over use (i.e.abuse?) it as they used to do with antibiotics? Just a SWAG, if you will. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" />
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pat
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It appears to be by prescription only in the US?
[Re: The_Lurker]
#135120
07/09/2017 11:59 PM
07/09/2017 11:59 PM
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Posts: 289 Edam, Saskatchewan - Canada
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I found this info on the Drugs.com website that also describes in detail how to use it on radiations burns, skin grafts, etc. It would appear that it is by prescription only in the US. But then, so is Voltaren which is also sold OTC in Canada. Rx ONLY - Prescription Medical Device: Federal Law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a physician (or properly licensed practitioner). Distributed by: OrthoNeutrogena DIVISION OF ORTHO-McNEIL PHARMACEUTICAL, INC. Los Angeles, CA 90045 For additional information: www.biafine.comMade in France
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Re: It appears to be by prescription only in the US?
[Re: cacapasa]
#135122
07/10/2017 10:04 AM
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Good question. I have never looked for it but will do next time I'm in town. It was available on Amazon.ca for $45cdn, but I see that it is currently out of stock with no indication of when (if) they will have it available.
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Re: It appears to be by prescription only in the US?
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#135127
07/10/2017 08:38 PM
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We learned about Biafine about 10+ years ago when I forgot to spray my legs with Deep Woods Off when it got to be 3pm on Orient beach. The sand fleas had a feast, and the worst part is that the pain does not start until the next day. We drove to the pharmacy in Cul de Sac and the pharmacist gave me Biafine. It worked within minutes of applying it to my legs!
I then remembered that French pharmacists have similar prescribing powers as PAs in the US... something I learned on our honeymoon in Paris back in 1977 when I developed a bad ear infection and the pharmacist gave me sulfa based ear drops that solved the problem fast!.. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Wink.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Biafine really works!
[Re: contessa]
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07/11/2017 03:34 PM
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Re: Biafine really works!
[Re: cacapasa]
#135133
07/13/2017 12:35 PM
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Is this the same one Google shows made by Johnson & Johnson? It's available on eBay ($12 or so) and thru Amazon. Of course going to SXM and buying it there would be more sun.
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Re: Biafine really works!
[Re: cacapasa]
#135136
07/14/2017 07:37 AM
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from eBay
Biafine Emulsion 100ml Tube(Wounds,Burns,Sunburns,Abrasions)Fresh Stock:Exp:2020 $13.98 Buy It Now
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