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What Causes Dryness In The Mouth After Taking Clarithromycin And Acetylcysteine?

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Posted on Mon, 9 Feb 2015
Question: My mother who is 70 years old is having cold and cough and chest congestion. The doctor checked blood pressure ecg and xray and found normal.he prescibed the following medicines. After taking these for one day she is feeling dryness in the mouth and inside .she is having systemic sclerosis.medicine prescribed are Clarithromycin 500 mg,Acetylcysteine tablets 600 mg,Ascoril syrup .and Pan D tablets(pantaprazole sodium and domperdone sr capsules)
Can i continue this medicine. Why she is feeling dryness, do we need to change the medicine.
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Answered by Dr. Tushar Kanti Biswas (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Systemic sclerosis and dryness of mouth

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.
Acetylcysteine decreases thickness of mucous secretions in lung.
None of the other drugs taken by your mother cause undue dryness of mouth and inside.
However systemic sclerosis itself can cause dry mouth due to lymphocytic infiltration of minor salivary glands .
Hypothyroidism also occurs in a significant number of patients of systemic sclerosis and can contribute to some extent to diminution of overall mucosal secretions.
Your mother can omit acetylcysteine and see if there is regression of dryness of mouth.

Regards

Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D. XXXXXXX
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What Causes Dryness In The Mouth After Taking Clarithromycin And Acetylcysteine?

Brief Answer: Systemic sclerosis and dryness of mouth Detailed Answer: Hi, Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns. Acetylcysteine decreases thickness of mucous secretions in lung. None of the other drugs taken by your mother cause undue dryness of mouth and inside. However systemic sclerosis itself can cause dry mouth due to lymphocytic infiltration of minor salivary glands . Hypothyroidism also occurs in a significant number of patients of systemic sclerosis and can contribute to some extent to diminution of overall mucosal secretions. Your mother can omit acetylcysteine and see if there is regression of dryness of mouth. Regards Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D. XXXXXXX