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- Uses and How to Use
- Precautions and Side Effects
- Medication Interactions
- Dosage and Storage
- Medication Images
saliva substitution Combo No.5 MM Uses
This medication is used to treat dry mouth and throat. It is an artificial saliva that moistens and cleans the mouth. This allows you to be more comfortable when drinking, chewing and speaking. It also provides relief from mouth sores, also called mucositis, caused by radiation treatment or cancer chemotherapy.
How To Use saliva substitution Combo No.5 MM
Follow all directions on the product package for using this medication correctly. Some products come as a powder. Prepare the medication as directed by the product package. The dosage is based on your medical condition and response to treatment. To relieve dry mouth, use this medication usually 2 to 10 times a day by swishing one half of your prescribed dose for 1 minute in your mouth. Then spit out and repeat with the remainder of your dose, unless directed otherwise by your doctor. Do not swallow this medication. When used during radiation treatment or cancer chemotherapy for mucositis, swish and spit as directed above, 4 times a day as needed. It may be used up to 10 times per day to relieve the pain from mucositis.
Avoid eating or drinking for at least 15 minutes after using this product.
Use this medication regularly to get the most benefit from it. To help you remember, use it at the same times each day.
Tell your doctor if your condition persists or worsens.
CONDITIONS OF USE: The information in this database is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgment of healthcare professionals. The information is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, drug interactions or adverse effects, nor should it be construed to indicate that use of a particular drug is safe, appropriate or effective for you or anyone else. A healthcare professional should be consulted before taking any drug, changing any diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment.
Information last revised September
2010
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