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Anticholinergic drugs.

Cholinergic drugs will actually increase the release of saliva and mucus from their respective glands.

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Any anticholinergic drug. That includes all the sedating antihistamines Benadryl, Doxylamine, Phenergan, Compazine, et cetera. And many of the try-cyclic antidepressants, esp. Elavil.

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Scopolamine patches and Atropine eye gtts are most frequently used by our facility to dry up excess secretions.

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Most over-the-counter allergy drugs such as benadryl or claratin will cause dryness.

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