Salitol Tablet is a medicine used in the treatment of dry mouth especially in patients undergoing radiotherapy. It helps the salivary glands to produce more saliva when used for a long time as suggested by the doctor.

Salitol Tablet can be taken with or without food. Take it in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Take it regularly and at the same time each day to get the maximum benefit from the medicine. Continue taking the medicine even if you get better unless the doctor tells you to stop taking it. It is generally safe and does not usually cause any common side effects.

Uses of Salitol Tablet

Treatment of Dry mouth

Benefits of Salitol Tablet

In Treatment of Dry mouth

Radiation therapy to the head, face, or neck may also cause dry mouth. It can take 6 months or longer after radiation therapy ends for the salivary glands to start producing saliva again. Salitol Tablet helps to increase the secretions of body fluids, particularly saliva and this helps to improve dry mouth due to radiation therapy. Take it as prescribed by the doctor to get the most benefit.

Side effects of Salitol Tablet

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

Common side effects of Salitol

No common side effects seen

How to use Salitol Tablet

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Salitol Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

How Salitol Tablet works

Xylitol tastes sweet but, unlike sugar, it is not converted in the mouth to acids that cause tooth decay. It reduces levels of decay-causing bacteria in saliva and also acts against some bacteria that cause tooth infections.

Safety advice

Alcohol

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Salitol Tablet. Please consult your doctor.

Pregnancy

SAFE IF PRESCRIBED

Salitol Tablet is generally considered safe to use during pregnancy. Animal studies have shown low or no adverse effects to the developing baby; however, there are limited human studies.

Breast feeding

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

Information regarding the use of Salitol Tablet during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor.

Driving

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

It is not known whether Salitol Tablet alters the ability to drive. Do not drive if you experience any symptoms that affect your ability to concentrate and react.

Kidney

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

There is limited information available on the use of Salitol Tablet in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor.

Liver

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

There is limited information available on the use of Salitol Tablet in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.

What if you forget to take Salitol Tablet?

If you miss a dose of Salitol Tablet, skip it and continue with your normal schedule. Do not double the dose.\n

All substitutes

For informational purposes only. Consult a doctor before taking any medicines.

No substitutes found for this medicine

Quick tips

You have been prescribed Salitol Tablet for the treatment of dry mouth.
Apart from using Salitol Tablet, sip water or sugar-free drinks or suck ice chips throughout the day to moisten your mouth, and drink water during meals to aid chewing and swallowing.
You can also chew sugar-free gum or suck on sugar-free hard candies to stimulate the flow of saliva.
Breathe through your nose, not your mouth, and add moisture to the air at night with a room humidifier.
Limit your caffeine intake because caffeine can make your mouth drier.
Completely stop smoking or chewing tobacco.

Fact Box

Chemical Class

Sugar Alcohol

Habit Forming

Therapeutic Class

BLOOD RELATED

Action Class

Additives, preservatives

Patient concerns

Kindly suggest medicine for bad breath and dry mouth

Dr. Rohan Bhatt

Dental Surgery

Start using mouth wash dailyGo for teeth scaling onceDuestom gel for dry mouth

Bad breath ,mouth becoming dry and I want to take water to make my mouth wet ,three months before I had tooth scaling but it won't control bad breath, please suggest me

Dr. Rohan Bhatt

Dental Surgery

Its called xerostomia dry mouthApply twice a day

User feedback

Patients taking Salitol Tablet

Four Times A *

42%

Thrice A Day

33%

Once A Day

17%

Twice A Day

*Four Times A Day

How much was the improvement?

Average

67%

Excellent

33%

What were the side-effects while using Salitol Tablet?

No Side Effec*

100%

*No Side Effect

How do you take Salitol Tablet?

With food

100%

Please rate Salitol Tablet on price

Expensive

67%

Average

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References

Drugs.com. Xylitol. [Accessed 07 Apr. 2019] (online) Available from:

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Salitol Tablet

Product introduction

Uses of Salitol Tablet

Benefits of Salitol Tablet

In Treatment of Dry mouth

Side effects of Salitol Tablet

Common side effects of Salitol

How to use Salitol Tablet

How Salitol Tablet works

Safety advice

What if you forget to take Salitol Tablet?

All substitutes

Quick tips

Fact Box

Patient concerns

User feedback

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