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Xerostomia

MW, age 44, is an insulin-dependent diabetic man who was recently prescribed amitriptyline for depression. He also takes allopurinol for gout prevention. As you refill his prescriptions, you notice his dry, cracked lips, which he did not have when he filled his prescription 30 days ago. On questioning, he states that he has difficulty chewing.

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