Clinical Effects of Herbal Medicine Against Hyperhidrosis Caused by Administration of the Pilocarpine Hydrochloride

  • IKEURA Kazuhiro
    Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine
  • FUJITA Kohei
    Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine
  • KATO Shin
    Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine
  • KODAKA Rie
    Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine
  • SATO Hidekazu
    Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine
  • SAISU Hironori
    Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine
  • TSUNODA Hiroyuki
    Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine
  • OZAWA Natsuo
    Ozawa Dental Clinic
  • NAGAI Tetsuo
    Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine
  • KAWAKITA Tetsuya
    Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine
  • NAKAGAWA Taneaki
    Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine
  • TSUNODA Kazuyuki
    Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine

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  • ピロカルピン塩酸塩内服に伴う多汗に対する漢方薬の臨床効果
  • ピロカルピン エンサンエン ナイフク ニ トモナウ タカン ニ タイスル カンポウヤク ノ リンショウ コウカ

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Pilocarpine hydrochloride (Salagen®) is a therapeutic drug used to treat xerostomia caused by Sjögren's syndrome (SS), whose effectiveness has been confirmed. However, some patients treated with this agent develop polyhidrosis, nausea, and increased micturition. These side effects can reduce compliance with regimens containing this medicine. In this retrospective study, we examined the effects of an herbal medicine (Byakkokaninjinto®) on the development of polyhidrosis in SS patients treated with Salagen® for xerostomia. Sixteen SS subjects were given 15mg of pilocarpine per day for the first four weeks, after which we initiated treatment with a combination of herbal medicines (Byakkokaninjinto®) in eight cases and in others were given 15mg of pilocarpine hydrochloride alone per day. Consequently all cases involve a polyhidrosis symptoms; this regimen was continued for twelve weeks. A reduction in polyhidrosis symptoms was observed in six patients (75.0%). These results suggest that polyhidrosis caused by pilocarpine hydrochloride can be reduced with treatment with herbal medicine (Byakkokaninjinto®). In this study, the promotion of salivation induced by pilocarpine hydrochloride was maintained.

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