Tamsulosin
Alpha-1 blocker (BPH)
Brand names: Flomax
Oral health effects
Dry mouth (mild) / orthostatic caution
Mild dry mouth; orthostatic hypotension is a chair-position consideration (raise the patient slowly).
Clinical management: Hydration; raise the dental chair slowly to limit dizziness.
Sources
- A Guide to Medications Inducing Salivary Gland Dysfunction, Xerostomia, and Subjective Sialorrhea: A Systematic Review Sponsored by the World Workshop on Oral Medicine VI. Wolff A, Joshi RK, Ekström J, et al. Drugs in R&D, 2017.