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Use and Dosing

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Dry mouth associated with head and neck cancer radiotherapy

Dry mouth in Sjogren's Syndrome Patients

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Indications

Contraindications

Black Box Warnings

Dosing Adjustment

Renal Dose Adjustment

Hepatic Dose Adjustment

Warnings/Precautions

See Supplemental Patient Information

Cautions: Use cautiously in

Supplemental Patient Information

Pregnancy/Breast Feeding

Pregnancy Category:C

Breastfeeding: Alternate drug may be preferred, especially while nursing a newborn or preterm infant, as no information is available on the use of oral pilocarpine during breastfeeding. This information is based on LactMed database (available at http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT last accessed 19 April 2011). because of the potential for serious adverse reactions in nursing infants from pilocarpin manufacturer recommends that decision should be made whether to discontinue nursing or to discontinue the drug, taking into account the importance of the drug to the mother.

Adverse Reactions

Clinical Pharmacology

Brands and Availability

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US Trade Name(s)

US Availability

pilocarpine (generic)

Salagen

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Canadian Trade Name(s)

Canadian Availability

Salagen

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UK Trade Name(s)

UK Availability

Salagen

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Australian Trade Name(s)

Australian Availability


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Classification

ENT

Cholinergic Agonists (Dry Mouth Treatment)

Pricing

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