Antisialagogues are drugs or substances that decrease the flow rate of saliva and their effect is opposite to that of sialagogues.[1] Their origin may be both natural and synthetic.
Anticholinergics generally have antisialagogue effects, and most produce some level of sedation, both being advantageous in surgical procedures.[2]
Classic antisialagogues[1] include:
- atropine,
 - opioids,
 - alkalis,
 - hyoscyamine,
 - scopolamine,
 - tobacco in excess,
 - most cannabinoids,[3]
 - all nauseous or insipid substances.
 
References
- 1 2 Dock LL (1916). "Drugs Acting On The Salivary Glands". Text-Book Of Materia Medica For Nurses. G. P. Putnam's Sons. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
 - ↑ Hata TM, Moyers JR (2009). "Preoperative Patient Assessment and Management". In Cahalan MD, Barash PG, Cullen BF, Stoelting RK (eds.). Clinical Anesthesia. Hagerstwon, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 592. ISBN 978-0-7817-8763-5.
 - ↑ Prestifilippo, Juan Pablo; Fernández-Solari, Javier; de la Cal, Carolina; Iribarne, María; Suburo, Angela M.; Rettori, Valeria; McCann, Samuel M.; Elverdin, Juan Carlos (September 2006). "Inhibition of salivary secretion by activation of cannabinoid receptors". Experimental Biology and Medicine (Maywood, N.J.). pp. 1421–1429. doi:10.1177/153537020623100816. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
 
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