Design and in vitro evaluation of mucoadhesive buccal films for treatment of Xerostomia (Dry-mouth)

• In: Poster Presentation
• At: Stockholm (Sweden) (2017)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: P-B-069-Tuesday
• By: YILDIZ PEKOZ, Ayca (Istanbul University, Pharmaceutical Technology, Istanbul, Turkey)
• Co-author(s): Ayca Yildiz Pekoz: Pharmaceutical Technology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
  Ozlem Akbal Dagistanli: Pharmaceutical Technology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
  Sevdenur Ozturk: Pharmaceutical Technology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
  
• Abstract:

  Backgrounds

  Xerostomia due to radiation therapy causes decreased saliva and gland damage, by which speaking, chewing and swallowing become problematic. The pilocarpine HCl is used orally to augment salivary flow for symptomatic treatment of  xerostomia. Pilocarpine HCl causes side effects when applied systematically and is harmful in case of

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