Oral pilocarpine (Salagen)--a recently approved salivary stimulant

Gen Dent. 1996 Jan-Feb;44(1):26, 29-30.

Author

R L Wynn¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pharmacology, Dental School, University of Maryland at Baltimore, USA.

PMID: 8940567

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Administration, Oral
Cranial Irradiation / adverse effects
Drug Approval
Head and Neck Neoplasms / radiotherapy
Humans
Parasympathomimetics / administration & dosage*
Pilocarpine / administration & dosage*
Pilocarpine / pharmacology
Pilocarpine / therapeutic use
Salivation / drug effects*
Stimulation, Chemical
United States
United States Food and Drug Administration
Xerostomia / drug therapy*
Xerostomia / etiology

Substances

Parasympathomimetics
Pilocarpine