I really hate the way these big companies play around with our lives to make a bit of extra profit for the fat cats. It makes me so angry. Thanks for alerting us to this Brian.

I gave up using Biotene mouth gel and mouth spray a few months ago when it became unavailable in the UK for a while (possibly around the change over time?). As a replacement I found BioXtra, which I find less sticky than Biotene, and their spray is pleasanter too. It is available on Amazon for about the same price and I see they do a toothpaste too. I have never used the Biotene/BioXtra toothpaste as I use Colgate's Duraphat 2800ppm Fluoride toothpaste which is prescribed and recommended by my oncology dentist.

While I was researching alternatives to Biotene online I came across some interesting information on dry mouth products showing which ones are acidic and therefore should be avoided. Biotene and Bioxtra where 2 of the few that were OK, many were too acidic to be recommended. I wonder if the new Biotene formula is still OK. I have not been able to find the article again, but I perhaps I posted this info here so I will go and see if I can unearth it again.


Dx 10/11 51yrs LBOT Stage 4 2nodes HPV16+. Non-smoker mod alcohol.
10/11 Induction chemox2 (Docetaxel, 5-Flu, Cisplatin) then Cisplatinx2 IMRTx30. Ended 01/13/12.
12/07/11 RIG. RIG removed 05/05/12.
4/12 CT scan clear. Visual scope checks clear as of 10/13. Learning to live with eating challenges.