Manufacturer: Entod Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Salt Composition : Pilocarpine(0.005)
Vial of 1ml Injection
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Pilomin 0.5% Injection must be administered by a healthcare professional in the hospital or in a clinical setting. You should not self administer this medicine at home.
The most common side effects of this medicine are headache, sweating, frequent urge to urinate, and flu syndrome. If you experience such symptoms that persist or worsen, or any other symptoms which you think may be due to this medicine, inform your doctor.
It is not advised to drive after using this injection as it may decrease your alertness and make you feel dizzy.
Pilomin 0.5% Injection is a cholinergic agonist. It works by reducing abnormal dryness of the mouth that may occur in certain immune disorders or due to radiation therapy for head and neck cancer.
Pilocarpine and its degradation products are eliminated predominantly in the urine. The elimination half-life was 0.76 and 1.35 hours following administration of a 5mg or lOmg dose 3 times daily, respectively.
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 Pilomin
Headache
Sweating
Frequent urge to urinate
Flu-like symptoms
Pilocarpine hydrochloride tablets, USP are contraindicated in patients with uncontrolled asthma, known hypersensitivity to pilocarpine, and when miosis is undesirable, e.g., in acute iritis and in narrow-angle (angle closure) glaucoma.
Pilomin 0.5% Injection may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing baby. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you. Please consult your doctor.
It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Pilomin 0.5% Injection. Please consult your doctor.
Pilomin 0.5% Injection is probably safe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug does not represent any significant risk to the baby.
Pilocarpine oral tablets are indicated for the treatment of dry mouth caused by Sjogren's Syndrome or radiotherapy for cancer of the head and neck.
Drug-Drug Interactions: PILOCARPINE may interact with medicines used to treat allergies (cetirizine, diphenhydramine, and fexofenadine), a medicine used to treat myasthenia gravis (neostigmine), medicines that dilate the pupil (phenylephrine), medicines used to treat Parkinson's disease (orphenadrine, procyclidine, trihexyphenidyl), medicines used to treat serious mental disorders (chlorpromazine) and medicines used to treat high blood pressure (guanethidine).
Drug-Food Interactions: Do not consume alcohol while using PILOCARPINE.
Drug-Disease Interactions: PILOCARPINE should not be used in patients with a medical history of respiratory problems such as eye problems such as pre-existing retinal disease, cataracts (a medical condition in which the lens of the eye becomes progressively opaque, resulting in blurred vision), acute iritis (inflammation of the coloured part of the eye) or anterior uveitis (inflammation of the middle layer of the eye), and secondary glaucoma (have an identifiable cause of optic nerve damage).
Drug-Drug Interactions Checker List:
CETIRIZINE
DIPHENHYDRAMINE
FEXOFENADINE
NEOSTIGMINE
PHENYLEPHRINE
Orphenadrine
PROCYCLIDINE
TRIHEXIPHENIDYL
CHLORPROMAZINE
GUANETHIDINE
Kindly do not self administer.
Store below 30°C
If you miss a dose of Pilomin 0.5% Injection, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double the dose.
Consult a doctor before taking any medicines.
Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.
