Amlexanox WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Amlexanox
Amlexanox is a medication that is used to treat canker sores and mouth ulcers.1 It works by speeding the healing time, which also decreases the pain suffered by patients.2 Ulcers are typically healed within ten days.2
Fast Facts:
- Side effects include a slight burning sensation upon application, nausea and diarrhea.2
- Should only be used for mouth ulcers.3
- Sold under brand name Aphthasol.
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What is Amlexanox?
- Wikipedia: Amlexanox
- MediLexicon: Aphthasol (Amlexanox)
- HealthDigest: Amlexanox
What are the Uses for Amlexanox?
- Cerner Multum (via MedHelp): Amlexanox: Uses
- A.D.A.M. (via University of Maryland Medical Center): Amlexanox: Use
- American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP) (via MedlinePlus): Amlexanox: Why is this Medication Prescribed?
What are the Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Amlexanox?
- A.D.A.M. (via University of Maryland Medical Center): Reactions Amlexanox: Adverse Reactions | Warnings/Precautions
- ASHP (via MedlinePlus): Amlexanox: What Side Effects can this Medication Cause? | What Special Precautions Should I Follow?
- PharmGKB: Amlexanox: Adverse Effects
What are the Alternatives to Amlexanox?
- OrganizedWisdom: Carafate
- OrganizedWisdom: Tetracycline
- OrganizedWisdom: Benzocaine
What are the Holistic Alternatives to Amlexanox?
- MotherNature: Canker Sores: Soothing a Sore Mouth
- Health 911: Canker Sore Remedies
- About.com: Remedies for Canker Sores
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards on Amlexanox
- Yahoo Answers: Mouth Ulcers Advice?
- Google Groups: Aphthasol Discussion
- HealthBoards: Very Painful Cancer Sore
Clinical Trials for Amlexanox
- CenterWatch: Amlexanox Clinical Trials
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Amlexanox
- PubMed Central: Amlexanox Article Listings
- Google Scholar: Amlexanox Articles
Research Notes References
- ↑ Wikipedia: Amlexanox
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (via MedlinePlus): Amlexanox
- ↑ A.D.A.M. (via University of Maryland Medical Center): Education Amlexanox: Patient Education
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Almexanox uses, ALMEXANOX, Side Effects of Almexanox, Adverse Effects of Almexanox, Elmexanox, Canker Sores and Almexanox
- Last update: Sep. 11, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
