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medicines and mouth problems

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many prescription and non-prescription medicines can cause mouth problems. a few examples are:

  • antibiotics.
  • some seizure medicines.
  • medicines used to treat cancer (chemotherapy).
  • steroid medicines.
  • medicines used after organ transplant.

antibiotics may cause many mouth problems. if you have recently started an antibiotic and now have a mouth problem, suspect that the antibiotic is the cause. do not stop taking the antibiotic. call your doctor to see whether your antibiotic can be adjusted. most problems will go away when you stop taking the antibiotic.

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current as of: september 25, 2023

author: healthwise staff
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