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How long are cholinergic agonists such as pilocarpine required to be held before doing tear assessments (ocular scoring and Schirmer’s) and sialography/salivary collection?

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Rheumatology · University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco

Discussed this with ocular and oral colleagues in the Berkeley Sjogren's Clinic. Neither request patients be off secretagogues before testing. If the testing is normal, and there is a reason to retest, they will ask the patient to hold the medication for 12-24 hours. Ocular expert did not see much e...

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