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Xerostomia (Dry Mouth)

Management of dry mouth.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025

Clinical Guidelines

BNF: Dry mouth
National
CKS: Palliative care - oral
National
NICE guideline [NG180]
National
ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of Orphan Symptoms (including Xerostomia)
Local
ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2018: Other Complications and Associated Conditions in Children and Adolescents with Diabetes
Local

Recent iatroX Q&As

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