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. 2016 Nov 16;17(1):1–28. doi: 10.1007/s40268-016-0153-9

Table 4.

Medications reported to induce xerostomia, salivary gland hypofunction, or sialorrhea with weaker level of evidence

Drug name Number of citations for: Sources per level of evidence (n) Total publications (n) References
Oral ‘dryness’ Sialorrhea
Xerostomia SGH Subjective Objective A3 B3
Amiloride 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 [14]
Apraclonidine 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 [26]
Asimadoline 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 [252]
Atomoxetine 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 [253]
Biperiden 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 [14]
Chlorpheniramine 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 [254]
Chlorprothixene 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 [14]
Cisplatin 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 [255]
Clomipramine 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 [90, 95, 145]
Cyclothiazide 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 [14]
Cytisine 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 [256]
Diltiazem 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 [14]
Dimenhydrinate 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 [167, 254]
Diphenhydramine 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 [254]
Disopyramide 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 [14]
Flupirtine 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 [257]
Granisetron 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 [258]
Guanfacine 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 [53, 259]
Interleukin-2a 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 [14]
Ipratropium 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 [260]
Levomepromazine 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 [14]
Maprotiline 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 [14]
Mazindol 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 [100]
Melperone 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 [14]
Mepyramine 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 [254]
Metiamide 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 [14]
Milnacipran 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 [85, 261, 262]
Mirtazapine 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 [18, 263]
Moclobemide 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 [112]
Modafinil 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 [90, 264]
Mosapride 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 [265]
Moxifloxacin 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 [266]
Moxonidine 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 [50, 53, 267]
Nefazodone 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 [268, 269]
Oxitropium 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 [260]
Perindopril 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 [270]
Pethidine 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 [14]
Phenelzine 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 [113]
Pheniramine 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 [254]
Promazine 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 [157]
Protriptyline 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 [90, 100]
Pseudoephedrine 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 [207]
Rilmenidine 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 [53, 266]
Selegiline 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 [14, 112]
Thioridazine 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 [14]
Tianeptine 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 [271]
Triprolidine 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 [254]
Zimelidine 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 [14]

SGH salivary gland hypofunction