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Does Albuterol Cause Dry Eyes, Nose And Mouth?

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Posted on Mon, 18 Aug 2014
Question: does this med have side effects: dry eyes, nose and mouth? I can't use cpap because of nose......
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Answered by Dr. Dadapeer K (39 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
These are caused by sympatholytic drugs.

Detailed Answer:
Hello Sir
Welcome to Health care magic.

I am Dr. Dadapeer K an ophthalmologist and I answer health problems related to eye.

Sympatholytic drugs or muscarinic antagonists are known to cause dry eyes, dry nose, dry mouth....

Hence kindly check whether you are using this group of drugs and if the problem is severe you need to reduce the dosage or substitute the drug.

Hope the information is helpful to you.
For further questions please ask me.

Thank you
With regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Dadapeer K (17 minutes later)
Sympatholytic drugs or muscarinic antagonists PLEASE DEFINE=albuterol?
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Answered by Dr. Dadapeer K (17 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Albuterol is a sympathomimetic drug.

Detailed Answer:
Hello Sir
Thank you for the follow up question.

Albuterol is a adrenergic agonist hence it is a sympathomimetic drug. It is commonly used to treat bronchospasm.
Dry eyes, dry mouth are more common with muscarinic antagonists drugs like atropine.
However sympathomimetic drugs are also known to cause dry eyes and dry mouth in a lesser severity and less commonly.

Hence Albutetol is a sympathomimetic drug and dry eyes and dry mouth is a known side effect of this drug.

Hope I have answered your question and the information is helpful to you.

Thank you
With regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Does Albuterol Cause Dry Eyes, Nose And Mouth?

Brief Answer: These are caused by sympatholytic drugs. Detailed Answer: Hello Sir Welcome to Health care magic. I am Dr. Dadapeer K an ophthalmologist and I answer health problems related to eye. Sympatholytic drugs or muscarinic antagonists are known to cause dry eyes, dry nose, dry mouth.... Hence kindly check whether you are using this group of drugs and if the problem is severe you need to reduce the dosage or substitute the drug. Hope the information is helpful to you. For further questions please ask me. Thank you With regards