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    Condition: Other
    3/16/2014 3:29:44 PM

    Reviewer: 75 or over Male on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 4

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 4

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 4

    Comment:
    prevents leg terrible leg cramps

    Condition: Other
    1/28/2014 6:33:40 AM

    Reviewer: dmwadde, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 4

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 5

    Comment:
    I also have used this drug for cramping of the inner thigh, legs and toes. I have tried other drugs but nothing works as well as this. I've been using it for several years now and suffered no repercusions.

    Condition: Other
    1/8/2014 8:48:18 AM

    Reviewer: bevk, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 5

    Comment:
    Even if it hasn't been "proven" effective for leg cramps, it works better than anything else. It also provides immediate results usually within 1/2 hour. Now health insurance won't pay for it being used this way, but if you have severe large muscle cramps, such as inner thigh, this does work to stop them.

    Condition: Other
    1/7/2014 4:37:58 PM

    Reviewer: 55-64 Male on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 5

    Comment:
    used for severe colds when I was 4 thru 12. They had a cold medicine also that was called Bromo-Quinine

    Condition: Other
    11/11/2013 4:50:03 PM

    Reviewer: njcarold@aol.com, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 5

    Comment:
    I have suffered for years with leg cramps and have been using quinine for the past ten years without any side effects. It has been a saviour for many a sleepless knight due to the leg cramps. I can't get it in the US and have to go to Canada to get an RX filled as I can't afford the cost in the US and my medical does not cover it. My md will no longer give me an RX and I am at a loss as t ... Show Full Comment

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