| Dry
Mouth & Stomatitis
There are many factors that can interfere with
the ability to eat when a person is receiving
chemotherapy. Malnutrition may result, yet it
is often preventable. Our pharmacy can compound
medications to help combat mouth tenderness and
infections, which may enable patients to enjoy
eating again.
Cancer. 2002 Nov 15;95(10):2230-6
Effect of topical morphine [mouthwash]
for mucositis-associated pain following concomitant
chemoradiotherapy for head and neck carcinoma.
Cerchietti LC, Navigante AH, Bonomi MR,
Zaderajko MA, Menendez PR, Pogany CE, Roth BM.
Supportive Care Division, Department of Medical
Oncology, Angel H. Roffo Cancer Institute, University
of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Click here to access the PubMed abstract of this article.
A three-drug mouthwash (lidocaine, diphenhydramine
and sodium bicarbonate in normal saline) can provide
effective symptomatic relief in patients with
chemotherapy-induced mucositis.
Support Care Cancer. 2000 Jan;8(1):55-8
Efficacy of treatment to relieve mucositis-induced
discomfort.
Turhal NS, Erdal S, Karacay S.
Department of Medicine, Marmara University Hospital,
Istanbul, Turkey.
Click here to access the PubMed abstract of this article.
Loss of saliva (xerostomia) is one of the most
common complaints among patients who have received
radiation therapy of the head and neck. Xerostomia
contributes to radiation-induced periodontal infection,
dental caries, osteoradionecrosis, and poor digestion
of carbohydrates. Ask us about sialogogues (saliva
stimulants) in customized dosage forms.
The following article discusses the benefits
of using pilocarpine in a sustained release dosage
form to treat xerostomia.
Yakugaku Zasshi. 1997 Jan;117(1):59-64
[Preparation and evaluation of solid dispersions
of pilocarpine hydrochloride for alleviation of
xerostomia]
[Article in Japanese]
Oda M, Sato M, Yagi N, Ohno K, Miyazaki
S, Watanabe S, Takada M.
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Sciences
University of Hokkaido, Japan.
Click here to access the PubMed abstract of this article. |
