Everyone suffers from a dry mouth from time to time, whether that is due to nerves or dehydration. But it should be temporary, and sipping water should help.

However, for some people, their dry mouth is more severe and doesn’t disappear, even with water! These people have a clinically dry mouth – sometimes referred to as xerostomia.

The most common cause of a clinically dry mouth is medication, and in particular, multiple medications.

Many commonly prescribed and over-the-counter medications have ‘dry mouth’ listed as a potential side effect. In fact, over 500 common medications fall into that category. And if you are unsure if yours does, just read the leaflet that comes with the medication – it lists out potential side effects and you might see ‘dry mouth’ on that list.

Combining medications increases the chance of a dry mouth too. If you take 3 or more medications your chance of suffering a dry mouth increases by 3 times!

While there are other causes of dry mouth, such as auto-immune conditions like Sjogren’s Syndrome or as a result of chemo or radiation therapy, multiple medications are the most common cause.

It’s worth chatting with your GP or pharmacist if you think your medications could be causing you to suffer from a dry mouth.

But the good news is you can do something about it. Oralieve Dry Mouth products have been specially designed for people suffering from a dry mouth to help protect your mouth and provide relief.