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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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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoAny 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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∙ 13y agoScopolamine patches and Atropine eye gtts are most frequently used by our facility to dry up excess secretions.
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∙ 9y agoMost over-the-counter allergy drugs such as benadryl or claratin will cause dryness.
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What is medication used to dry up secretions?
Two of the most common medications used to treat secretions are both antimuscarinic - scopolamine and glycopyrrolate.
Medically why does your mouth become dry when something happens you are trying to avoid?
Adrenaline is released which dries up body secretions
Where can you get the medicine to dry up the breast from after giving birth?
this is a prescription medication, so you will have to ask your obstetrician
Haven't cleaned with bleach or been around it but I taste it in my mouth and when I eat Why?
If you are tasting bleach in your mouth and have not used the chemical for cleaning, you are probably tasting gastric secretions from your stomach. This will happen when you cough and the secretions come up your esophagus into your throat.
What are the benefits of using an expectorant?
The main benefit of using an expectorant when sick is that this medication causes the body to increase its mucous secretions in order to help rid itself of illness harbored in thicker secretions that are difficult to expel. By taking an expectorant, someone who is sick will have an increased ability to cough up any mucous in their throat or sinuses which would otherwise hamper the progression of healing.
Can you suck up water using a wet and dry vacuum cleaner?
Yes, the wet and dry vacuum can be used to pick up water. It is called a wet and dry vacuum because it can be used on either dry debris, or on wet debris and water.
Can ink in a printer cartridge dry up when printer not used for months?
ink in the printer, does dry up if not in use for a long time.
What was one major problem with the typewriter?
the ink used to dry up if it was not used
What does glandular epithelium do?
Epithelium made up of cells that produce secretions.
What is a dry valley?
It is a valley that used to have water in it but it dryed up.
What are the medication taken to dry up the fluid in the lungs?
U can use diuretics in acute pulmonary edema(fluid in the lungs).Diuretics include fursemide or bumatnide
Pills to dry up breast milk?
That medicine is not good for you!a natural way to dry up breast milk is wear a tight bra and don't stimulate the nipples.Let it dry up on it's own ,I took that pill and it made me sick,and did not work very well,When I was donebreast feeding my 2 child I let it dry up on it's own by doing the above.also try not to eat a lot of sugary things makes more milk!hope this helps!
