Salivix Dry Mouth Relief Pastilles 50

Product Information

For treatment of symptoms of oral mucositis and oesophageal lesions when recommended by cancer care specialist only Keep a spray bottle with water nearby and spray inside your mouth when needed to keep it wet. Adding a few drops of aloe or glycerin to the water can make it last longer or extend the moisturizing effects. See SPS link below to understand safety risks associated with betamethasone soluble tablets used as mouthwash (off-label use). These medicines are appropriate for initiation in both primary and secondary care. Prescribing is appropriate within licensed or local recommendations.

For drooling in patients with motor neurone disease and Parkinson's Disease where oral pharmacological treatments have failed Acne Acne is a common skin condition that affects most people at some point. It causes spots, oily skin and sometimes skin that’s hot or painful to touch. Acne most commonly develops on the face. The slow dissolving pastilles contain malic acid (0.8%), a recognised sialogogue and fruit flavours which stimulate natural saliva production in the same way as food. The pastilles are sugar-free and containcalcium lactate and sodium phosphate for active remineralisation of the teeth and which act as buffers to the acidity of the product.

How does it work?

For hypersalivation in line with SCP for the treatment of hypersalivation in people with swallowing problems and with neurological conditions, motor neurone disease or Parkinson's Disease in line with the hypersalivation pathway document See Guide for Primary Care on the use of off-label topical steroids for inflammatory oral conditions within the Oral Medicine Department Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Benzydamine 0.15% oral rinse/spray (Difflam ®) (TLS Green) Not currently used. We intend to include this TLS in future to highlight where a decision to use this medicine is under review.

For patients undergoing bone marrow transplant treatment and haematology patients on multiple drug regimens that include high dose methotrexate RED - Hospital only – to be prescribed by a specialist and supplied from secondary care ONLY throughout treatment. tightness in the chest or throat; trouble breathing, swallowing, or talking; unusual hoarseness; or swelling of the mouth, face, lips, tongue, TLS Amber Specialist Recommended for oral lichen planus, behcet's syndrome, pemphigus vulgaris, pemphigoid, lupus, oral erythema multiforme, oral-facial granulomatosis

Parasympathomimetics

Try a refreshing, water-rich slice between your cheek and gum for one or two hours. If it helps, keep some thinly sliced in a small bag in the freezer and use one or more a day. Shared Care - these medicines require specialist initiation and stabilisation. Ongoing division of responsibility for drug and disease monitoring between specialist and GP by a Shared Care Guideline (SCG). If no SCG in place status reverts to red. Having something in the mouth can trigger natural saliva production. Citrus, cinnamon and mint are good flavor choices if they are not too acidic or irritating. Look for those with aloe, xylitol, glycerin or other hydrating agents and sugarless gum with baking soda, available at many local drugstores.