Guidelines : Hypersalivation in adults

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Hypersalivation in adults

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amitriptyline, ipratropium bromide, hyoscine hydrobromide, Scopaderm, procyclidine, atropine eye drops, trihexyphenidyl, benzhexol, glycopyrronium bromide, Colonis, botulinum toxin A, Xeomin, Parkinson's disease, MND, MS, post CVA, acquired brain injury, neurodisability, cerebral palsy, long term ventilation, drooling, drug-induced hypersalivation, sialorrhea, botox

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06 January 2021

Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System Area Prescribing Committee (APC)

The Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System Area Prescribing Committee have updated and approved the Pharmacological Management of Hypersalivation in Adults treatment pathway and associated atropine Patient Information Leaflet (PIL). They have been updated to clarify that atropine minims can be kept for 24 hours once opened - see guidance and PIL documents below

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