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Effectiveness of atropine in managing sialorrhea: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther ; 62(6): 267-277, 2024 Jun.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38577753
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES:

To describe the efficacy of atropine in controlling salivary flow in patients with sialorrhea or drooling. MATERIALS AND

METHODS:

We included randomized controlled studies, quasi-randomized trials, case reports, clinical trials, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses assessing the use of atropine in patients with sialorrhea or drooling. The endpoints were reduction in salivary flow rate, amount of saliva secreted, reduction in clinical symptoms of sialorrhea, death rattle intensity, or reduction in drooling intensity as measured by an objective scale such as the drooling intensity scale.

RESULTS:

A total of 56 studies with 2,378 patients were included in the systematic review. The underlying disease states included brain injury, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, cerebral palsy, clozapine- and perphenazine-induced sialorrhea, Parkinson's disease, and terminal illness. The routes of atropine administration included sublingual, intravenous, subcutaneous, oral tablet or solution, and direct injection of atropine into parotid glands or at the base of the tongue. The generalized estimated equation regression models showed that sublingual administration is superior to oral and subcutaneous routes.

CONCLUSION:

Atropine is efficacious in managing sialorrhea in most disease states. Sublingual administration of atropine is superior to other routes of administration in reducing salivary flow in patients with sialorrhea.
Subject(s)

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Atropine / Sialorrhea Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther Journal subject: FARMACOLOGIA / TERAPIA POR MEDICAMENTOS Year: 2024 Document type: Article

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Atropine / Sialorrhea Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther Journal subject: FARMACOLOGIA / TERAPIA POR MEDICAMENTOS Year: 2024 Document type: Article