Salagen 5mg Tablets (pilocarpine tablets) are a medication that stimulates certain nerves and glands in your body, causing an increase in the production of saliva, tears, sweat, gastric juices and mucus. It is useful for people who suffer from dry mouth or other conditions where increased saliva production is beneficial.
Introducing Salagen 5mg tablets. Salagen contains the active substance pilocarpine hydrochloride, which belongs to a group of medicines called parasympathomimetic agents or cholinergic agents. Salagen stimulates certain nerves and glands in your body, resulting in increased production of saliva, tears, sweat, gastric juices and mucus.
Salagen tablets is used:
• if you have been given radiotherapy for cancer of the head or neck, and your mouth feels very dry
• if you have been diagnosed with a condition called Sjögren’s syndrome, and your mouth and/or your eyes are dry
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The price of Pilocarpine Tablets is £62.50
You can buy Pilocarpine Tablets at Dock Pharmacy Essex UK, UK Online Pharmacy.
Pilocarpine Tablets is not available to buy over the counter. You need a prescription to buy Pilocarpine Tablets
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How to take Salagen
Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you.
Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
The recommended dose is:
What you need to know before you take Salagen
Do not take Salagen • if you are allergic to pilocarpine hydrochloride or to any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6). • if you have uncontrolled asthma. • if you have uncontrolled heart or kidney disease. • if you have a chronic disease which can worsen because of treatment with a medicinal product that acts like Salagen. Talk to your doctor if you are not sure. • if you have any disorder in which you are to avoid constriction of the pupil of the eye (e.g., an acute inflammation of the iris of the eye). If any of these apply to you, tell your doctor before taking Salagen. Warnings and precautions Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Salagen. Tell your doctor before you take Salagen if you have any: • lung problems (e.g. asthma, chronic bronchitis and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) • serious heart problems (e.g. heart failure, irregular pulse) • gallbladder or bile duct problems (e.g. gallstones) • stomach or intestinal problems (e.g. ulcers) • cognitive problems (difficulties in learning, memory, perception, and problem solving) or mental problems • kidney problems (e.g. renal insufficiency or kidney stones) • eye problems (e.g. narrow-angle glaucoma) Eye tests Your doctor may want to check your eyes before you start the therapy. If you have not had your eyes checked recently, tell your doctor. Excessive sweating If you sweat excessively during Salagen treatment, drink more liquids. If you cannot drink enough liquids, contact your doctor as you may suffer from dehydration and organ damage if this continues. Children and adolescents This medicine should not be given to children or adolescents younger than 18 years of age. Other medicines and Salagen Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. It is especially important to tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following: • beta blockers (medicines used to treat high blood pressure, heart problems or eye problems) • medicines for diarrhoea (e.g. atropine) • medicines for asthma (e.g. ipratropium inhaler) • medicines that activate so-called parasympathetic nervous system (e.g. some medicines for glaucoma, nervous system or mental diseases, Alzheimer’s disease, or medicines used to speed up gastric on intestinal passage) • medicines that are broken down by a liver enzyme called CYP2A6, e.g., blood pressure lowering medicine irbesartan or medicines to prevent blood clotting (warfarin, dicoumarol). If you are not sure if any of your medicines belong to this list, ask your doctor or pharmacist. Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine. Pregnancy Do not use Salagen during pregnancy unless your doctor has recommended it..If you are a woman of childbearing potential, you should use an effective contraception to prevent pregnancy while taking this medicine. Ask your doctor for advice. Breast-feeding It is not known whether pilocarpine passes into human milk. Your doctor will tell you whether you should stop the treatment with Salagen or breast-feeding. Fertility This medicine may impair fertility in men and women. If you are planning to father a child, ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine. Driving and using machines Salagen may cause dizziness or affect your vision, in particular, you may have problems seeing well at night. If this happens to you, do not drive or use any tools or machines
Possible side effects
Like all medicines, Salagen can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them. Very common side effects (may affect more than 1 in 10 people): • flu-like symptoms • sweating • headache • the need to pass urine more frequently Common side effects (may affect up to 1 in 10 people): • weakness • chills • runny nose • allergic reactions including rash and itching • dizziness (more likely in patients older than 65 years) • diarrhoea; constipation • indigestion; abdominal pain; nausea; vomiting • watering of the mouth • flushing; rise in blood pressure • palpitations (feeling your heart beating faster, harder or skipping a beat) • watery eyes; abnormal or blurred vision; red and swollen eyes (conjunctivitis), painful eyes Uncommon side effects (may affect up to 1 in 100 people): • sudden urge to pass urine • flatulence (wind) Other side effects of the active substance pilocarpine hydrochloride: • breathing difficulties • stomach or abdominal spasms • changes in heartbeat, including slow heartbeat (bradycardia), rapid heartbeat (tachycardia), irregular heartbeat (arrythmia), heart conduction disturbances which prevent your heart from beating normally (atrioventricular block) • severe lowering of blood pressure which may lead to unconsciousness (shock) • low blood pressure; • tremor • changes in mental state including memory disorders, hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that are not real), agitation, mood swings and confusion Reporting of side effects If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
What Salagen contains
– The active substance is pilocarpine hydrochloride. Each Salagen 5 mg film-coated tablet contains 5 mg of pilocarpine hydrochloride
. – The other ingredients are cellulose microcrystalline and stearic acid. The coating is composed of Opadry white OY-7300 (containing hypromellose, macrogol 400 and titanium dioxide [E171]) and carnauba wax.
Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children. Do not use Salagen after the expiry date which is stated on the carton after EXP. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month. Do not store above 25˚C. Store in the original package and container in order to protect from light and humidity. Do not use Salagen if you notice that the pack is damaged or shows signs of tampering. Do not throw any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away any medicines you no longer use. These measures will help to protect the environment.
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