Pilocarpine vs no treatment/placebo
Dry mouth (xerostomia) · Patients receiving radiotherapy on its own or in addition to chemotherapy to the head and neck region
It is very uncertain whether pilocarpine changes xerostomia (continuous, combined SMD) compared with no treatment/placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Pharmacological interventions for preventing dry mouth and salivary gland dysfunction following radiotherapy 2017 · Cochrane All outcomesUp to and including 6 months postRTSMD -0.35 [-1.04, 0.33]2 studies · 126 participantsVery low