Oral adverse effects of drugs: Taste disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Oral healthcare professionals are frequently confronted with patients using drugs on a daily basis. These drugs can cause taste disorders as adverse effect. The literature that discusses drug-induced taste disorders is fragmented. This article aims to support oral healthcare professionals in their decision making whether a taste disorder can be due to use of drugs by providing a comprehensive overview of drugs with taste disorders as an adverse effect.

Materials and methods

The national drug information database for Dutch pharmacists, based on scientific drug information, guidelines, and summaries of product characteristics, was analyzed for drug-induced taste disorders. "MedDRA classification" and "Anatomic Therapeutical Chemical codes" were used to categorize the

SUBMITTER: Rademacher WMH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6988472 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature