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Title: | Pilocarpine hydrochloride for the treatment of xerostomia in patients with Sjögren's syndrome in Taiwan--a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial | Authors: | CHENG-HAN WU SONG-CHOU HSIEH Lee, Kuang-Lun KO-JEN LI Lu, Ming-Chi CHIA-LI YU |
Keywords: | Pilocarpine | Sjögren's syndrome | Xerostomia | Issue Date: | Oct-2006 | Journal Volume: | 105 | Journal Issue: | 10 | Start page/Pages: | 796 | Source: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi | Abstract: | Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is characterized by diminished exocrine secretions with the resultant symptoms of dry mouth and dry eye. As genetic predisposition and ethnicity may alter the effectiveness of drug treatment, evaluation of the efficacy and safety of the secretagogue pilocarpine hydrochloride in the treatment of xerostomia in patients with SS in different populations is needed. |
URI: | https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/594021 | ISSN: | 0929-6646 | DOI: | 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60266-7 | SDG/Keyword: | antacid agent; hydroxychloroquine sulfate; nonsteroid antiinflammatory agent; pilocarpine; placebo; prednisolone; adult; aged; article; clinical article; clinical trial; controlled clinical trial; controlled study; disease association; double blind procedure; drug efficacy; drug safety; drug tolerability; female; heart palpitation; human; language ability; male; patient assessment; questionnaire; randomized controlled trial; salivation; Sjoegren syndrome; sleep; sweat gland disease; symptom; Taiwan; visual analog scale; xerostomia |
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