Sjogren’s Syndrome
ICP Folsom Compounding Pharmacy Can Help Patients with Sjogren’s Syndrome
World famous tennis star, Venus Williams, wants people with autoimmune disease to know they aren’t alone. “Don’t be discouraged, because what [you’re] going through is similar to other people,” she says. “Talk to those people who understand you or have a similar condition, reach out to them, and build a support team. Do not isolate yourself. Never give up.”
Sjogren’s Syndrome
Sjogren’s syndrome is an autoimmune disease in which the body attacks the glands that makes tears and saliva by mistake. Sjogren’s syndrome characteristically has 2 major symptoms: dry eyes and dry mouth. According to Mayo Clinic, often the first symptoms noticed are dry eyes and dry mouth. Other parts of the body may also feel dry with a lack of moisture such as lips, nasal membranes and skin. The joints and nerves may also be affected with this disease.
Symptoms and Treatments
Treatment for Sjogren’s focuses on relieving symptoms and it depends on the person which is most bothersome. Some examples of how compounding pharmacists can help with typical symptoms are below
Dry Eyes
Decreased tear production can lead to dryness and burning, possibly with sandy feeling in the eye. This can be very uncomfortable for the patient and often traditional treatments do not work . Experienced sterile compounding pharmacists can make a customized eye dropsusing the patient’s own plasma called autologous eye drops.
The meaning of autologous is that the donor and the recipient are the same person. The eye drops in this case are made from your own blood. Red blood cells and clotting factors are removed, leaving behind blood serum. This is diluted with a sterile, preservative-free solution to produce a tear substitute that is unique to the patient, and contains many important growth factors and nutrients normally found in healthy tears.
Dry Mouth
Sjogren’s syndrome is an autoimmune disease in which the body attacks the glands that makes tears and saliva by mistake. Sjogren’s syndrome characteristically has 2 major symptoms: dry eyes and dry mouth. According to Mayo Clinic, often the first symptoms noticed are dry eyes and dry mouth. Other parts of the body may also feel dry with a lack of moisture such as lips, nasal membranes and skin. The joints and nerves may also be affected with this disease.
How ICP Folsom Can Help
ICP Folsom has access to a unique moisturizing compounding. Its polymer network provides improved moisturization that will not easily wash away. Active pharmaceutical ingredients may be added to it.
Sjogren’s syndrome is an autoimmune disease in which the body attacks the glands that makes tears and saliva by mistake. Sjogren’s syndrome characteristically has 2 major symptoms: dry eyes and dry mouth. According to Mayo Clinic, often the first symptoms noticed are dry eyes and dry mouth. Other parts of the body may also feel dry with a lack of moisture such as lips, nasal membranes and skin. The joints and nerves may also be affected with this disease.
Benefits
- Water-soluble for improved moisturization
- Innovative coating effect
- Pleasant taste
- Formulated without gluten
- Formulated without dye
- Formulated without casein among other allergens