User Reviews for Biotene Dry Mouth Oral Rinse

My sleep physician recommended Biotene to me a few years ago, to help me deal with moderate to severe dry mouth, due to use of a CPAP machine, as well as due to multiple other drying medications I take. I use the Biotene just before sleep, and pretty much every night when I wake up due to dry mouth. The product helps tremendously. I often use it once or twice during the day, but not always. I have swallowed Biotene a few times. At least twice I took in a small amount to see if it would help my GI problem. I had no adverse effect ever. Read More Read Less

For about a year, I’ve been using Biotene for chronic dry mouth due to certain medications. I use it mostly before bed and have had no ill effects. It usually lasts long enough for me to fall asleep. Sometimes I use it during the day, and, of course, I never swallow it, per label instructions. However, yesterday I was using it and accidentally swallowed while swishing. In a hurry, I guess. I had the worst reaction. I gagged but couldn’t throw it up. My throat tightened up. I couldn’t breathe. I thought I was going to die. I have never had an experience like this before. I have no idea what chemical or physical reaction caused this, but there’s nothing on the label that warns of this possibility. Eventually, I was able to breathe, but it was a couple of hours before I could stop coughing. I will be reporting this to my doctor and probably the FDA. I won’t be using this or any other dry mouth medication. I’ll find other means. Biotene doesn’t work that well anyway. BEWARE: Don’t swallow this stuff. It may not be safe for you. Read More Read Less

GSK has replaced an excellent product, Biotene Moisturizing Oral Rinse - same formula as PBF, with this DRY MOUTH Oral Rinse. The old product was wonderful - full of good enzymes and very soothing to the mouth. Using it eliminated the plaque problem I had. I have Sjogren's Syndrome and very dry mouth. The new product gets rid of the good enzymes and burns my mouth - so it's less than useless. As far as I'm concerned, GSK has abandoned the Sjogren's and dry mouth communities. They had the best mouthwash on the market and they chose to replace it with something that I can only assume is less costly to produce. I can't imagine who would buy this.Read More Read Less