Pharmacotherapy
is therapy when certain medications may be prescribed which can help the patient
swallow safely.
Depending on the results of the swallowing
evaluation, certain medications may be prescribed which can help the
patient swallow safely.
A) Mucolytic agents: Medications that thin-out thick secretions. Sometimes patients
have very thick phlegm and mucus that makes it difficult for patients to swallow.
Mucolytics can thin thick secretions so that they could be more readily expectorated
and coughed.
B) Anti-acid medications: Swallowing problems are sometimes
due to untreated, or insufficiently treated, acid reflux disease. The acid causes
swelling in the throat which can contribute to swallowing difficulties. Under
those circumstances, anti-acid medication is prescribed in order to help alleviate
the throat swelling that may be contributing to the swallowing problem.
Pharmacotherapy
