Pilocarpine is used in the treatment of dry mouth after radiotherapy of head and neck cancer.

Pilocarpine works by increasing the secretion of saliva in the mouth.

Headache, Sweating, Frequent urge to urinate, Flu-like symptoms

• Inform your doctor if you have eye inflammation, suffer from asthma, liver, kidney or heart diseases, Parkinson’s disease, stomach ulcer, have problems in passing urine, high blood pressure, narrow angle glaucoma (increased eyeball pressure due to obstruction to the outflow of fluid).
• Drink sufficient water to reduce dehydration due to excessive sweating caused by pilocarpine.
• The back layer of your eye (fundus) may be examined before starting pilocarpine therapy.
• You may be regularly monitored for visual fields and intra-ocular pressure on long term therapy with pilocarpine for glaucoma.
• Do not drive or operate machinery as pilocarpine causes dizziness and blurring of vision especially in the night.
• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or are breast-feeding.