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  • The study measured salivary levels of gramicidin after using a tyrothricin lozenge and mouthwash in healthy volunteers.
  • Average peak salivary gramicidin levels were 37.5 mg/l within five minutes of using the lozenge, with a total recovery of 44% in the first 30 minutes.
  • In contrast, the gargle/mouthwash retained only about 11% of gramicidin in the oral cavity, released in saliva over the same period.

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Salivary levels and total salivary recovery of gramicidin were determined by high performance liquid chromatography in healthy volunteers after administration of a tyrothricin lozenge and a tyrothricin gargle/mouth-wash. Average peak values of gramicidin after sucking the lozenge were 37.5 mg/l and were usually reached within the five minutes. After use of the lozenge mean total recovery of gramicidin in saliva was 44% within the first 30 minutes. After application of the gargle/mouth-wash about 11% was retained in the oral cavity and excreted with saliva within the following 30 minutes. The implications of these findings are discussed.

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