Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
In the palliative care setting, anticholinergics and similar drugs that would normally reduce the production of saliva causing a dry mouth could be considered for symptom management: scopolamine, atropine, propantheline, hyoscine, amitriptyline, glycopyrrolate.
Lorazepam (Ativan) is said to be very good as an adjunct treatment for nausea along with first line medications such as Compazine. [citation needed] Anticholinergics. Hyoscine (also known as scopolamine) Atropine; Steroids. Dexamethasone (Decadron) is given in low dose at the onset of a general anesthetic as an effective antiemetic.
By activating the M 3 receptors of the parasympathetic nervous system, cevimeline stimulates secretion by the salivary glands, thereby alleviating dry mouth. See also [ edit ]
Oxybutynin, sold under the brand name Ditropan among others, is an anticholinergic medication primarily used to treat overactive bladder.It is widely considered a first-line therapy for overactive bladder due to its well-studied side effect profile, broad applicability, and continued efficacy over long periods of time.
Scopolamine, also known as hyoscine, [9] or Devil's Breath, [10] is a natural or synthetically produced tropane alkaloid and anticholinergic drug that is used as a medication to treat motion sickness [11] and postoperative nausea and vomiting. [12] [1] It is also sometimes used before surgery to decrease saliva. [1]
Cholinergic blocking drugs are a group of drugs that block the action of acetylcholine (ACh), a neurotransmitter, in synapses of the cholinergic nervous system. [1] They block acetylcholine from binding to cholinergic receptors, namely the nicotinic and muscarinic receptors.
Due to her extreme morning sickness, Kate Middleton was recently forced to cancel a slew of engagements, which ultimately led William and Kate's official spokesperson to announce the Duchess's ...
Salivary gland dysfunction affects the flow, amount, or quality of saliva produced. A reduced salivation is termed hyposalivation . Hyposalivation often results in a dry mouth condition called xerostomia , and this can cause tooth decay due to the loss of the protective properties of saliva.