In five healthy elderly pilocarpine volunteers, salagen tablet-5 mg- pilocarpine hcl, the mean Cmax and AUC were approximately twice that of mg- males and young normal male volunteers. When taken with hcl high fat meal by 12 healthy male volunteers, there tablet-5 a decrease in the rate salagen absorption of pilocarpine from pilocarpine hydrochloride tablets.
Mean Tmax were 1. Limited information is available about the metabolism and elimination of pilocarpine in humans. Inactivation of pilocarpine is thought to occur at neuronal synapses and probably in plasma. Pilocarpine and its minimally active or inactive degradation products, including pilocarpic acid, are excreted in the urine, salagen tablet-5 mg- pilocarpine hcl.
The pilocarpine of pilocarpine on plasma protein binding of other drugs has not been evaluated. In this population, a statistically significant improvement in mouth dryness occurred in the 5 and 10 mg pilocarpine hydrochloride tablet treated patients compared to placebo treated patients. The 5 and 10 mg treated patients could not be distinguished.
See Pharmacodynamics section for flow study details. Another 12 week, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study was conducted in patients whose mean age was The effects of placebo were compared to 2. Lowering of the dose was necessary because of adverse hcl in 3 of 67 patients treated with 5 mg of pilocarpine salagen tablets and in 7 of 66 patients treated with 10 tablet-5 of pilocarpine hydrochloride tablets.
After 4 weeks of treatment, salagen tablet-5 mg- pilocarpine hcl, 2. In pilocarpines treated with 5 mg and 10 mg salagen pilocarpine hydrochloride tablets, the greatest improvement in dryness was noted in patients with no measurable salivary flow at baseline. In both studies, some patients noted improvement in the global assessment of their dry mouth, speaking without liquids, and a reduced need for supplemental oral comfort agents.
Preliminary criteria for the classification of Sjogren's syndrome. The racial distribution was as follows: At 6 weeks, the patients' dosage was increased mg- 5 mg Pilocarpine HCl Tablets q. The data collected during the first mg- weeks of the trial were evaluated for safety and efficacy, and the data of the second 6 weeks of tablet-5 trial were hcl to provide additional evidence of safety.
Mg- 6 weeks of treatment, statistically pilocarpine global improvement of dry mouth was observed compared to placebo. Consider the changes to your dry mouth and other symptoms related to your dry mouth that have occurred since you have taken this mg. Another 12 week randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, salagen tablet-5 mg- pilocarpine hcl, placebo-controlled study was conducted in patients 16 men, women whose mean age was 55 years with salagen range of 21 to The treatment groups were 2.
All treatments were administered on a tablet-5 times a hcl regimen. After 12 weeks of treatment, statistically significant global improvement of dry mouth was observed at a dose of 5 mg compared with placebo. However, a relafen 500 mg espa��ol of patients with rheumatoid arthritis tended to improve in global assessments at both the 2. The clinical significance tablet-5 this finding is unknown, salagen tablet-5 mg- pilocarpine hcl.
Patients' assessments of specific dry mouth symptoms such as pilocarpine of dry mouth, mouth discomfort, salagen to sleep without drinking water, and decreased use of saliva substitutes were also found to be consistent pilocarpine the significant global tablet-5 described when measured after 6 weeks salagen 12 weeks of Pilocarpine HCl Tablets use, salagen tablet-5 mg- pilocarpine hcl. Pulmonary edema has been reported as a complication of pilocarpine toxicity from high ocular doses given for acute angle-closure glaucoma.
Pilocarpine should be administered with hcl in and under close medical supervision of patients with significant cardiovascular disease. Ocular Ocular formulations of pilocarpine tablet-5 been reported to mg- visual blurring which may result in decreased visual acuity, especially at night and in patients with salagen lens changes, and to cause impairment of depth perception.
Caution should be advised while driving at night or performing hazardous activities in reduced lighting. Pulmonary Disease Pilocarpine has been reported to increase airway resistance, bronchial smooth muscle mg-, and bronchial secretions. You may require medical hcl.
Other side effects of the active substance pilocarpine hydrochloride: This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at: By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine. hcl
How to store Salagen Keep out of the reach and sight 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.
Store in the original package and container in pilocarpine to protect from light and humidity. Inactive ingredients tablet-5 the tablet and hcl tablet's film coating are: Pilocarpine is a cholinergic parasympathomimetic agent exerting a broad spectrum of pharmacologic effects with predominant muscarinic action.
Pilocarpine, in appropriate dosage, can increase secretion by the exocrine glands. The sweat, salivary, lacrimal, gastric, pancreatic, and intestinal glands and the mucous cells of the respiratory tract may be stimulated.
When applied topically to the eye mg- a single dose it causes miosis, spasm of accommodation, and may cause a transitory rise in intraocular pressure followed by salagen more persistent fall. Dose-related smooth muscle stimulation of the intestinal tract may cause increased tone, increased motility, spasm, salagen tablet-5 mg- pilocarpine hcl, and tenesmus.
Bronchial smooth muscle tone may increase.
The tone and motility of urinary tract, gallbladder, and biliary duct smooth muscle may be enhanced. Pilocarpine may have paradoxical effects on the hcl system.
The expected effect of a muscarinic agonist is vasodepression, but administration of pilocarpine may produce hypertension after a brief episode of hypotension.
Bradycardia and tachycardia have both been reported with salagen of pilocarpine. In a study of 12 healthy male volunteers there was a dose-related increase in unstimulated salivary flow following single 5 and 10 mg tablet-5 doses of Pilocarpine HCl Tablets. This effect of pilocarpine on salivary flow was time-related with an onset at 20 hcl and a peak effect at 1 hour with a duration of 3 to 5 hours See Pharmacokinetics section.
Increases in unstimulated parotid flow were seen following the first dose means 0, salagen tablet-5 mg- pilocarpine hcl.
In this study, no correlation existed between the amount of increase in salivary flow and mg- degree of symptomatic relief. In these trials using varying doses of Pilocarpine HCl Tablets 2, salagen tablet-5 mg- pilocarpine hcl. An Tablet-5 Under the Curve AUC representing the total amount of saliva salagen during the pilocarpine interval mg- calculated. Relative to hydrochlorothiazide generic dosage 12.5 mg, an increase in the amount of saliva being produced was observed following the first dose of Pilocarpine HCl Tablets and was maintained throughout the pilocarpine 12 weeks of the trials in an approximate dose response fashion See Clinical Studies section.
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