Background Aminophylline is a drug combination that contains theophylline and ethylenediamine in a 2:1 ratio
Type of Medicine: Theophylline
Abstract The comparative effects of a new theophylline preparation (Theodrip) and aminophylline on blood concentrations of theophylline were examined in 74 patients
Other theophylline salts, such as
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Subjects were intravenously administered 200 mg of Theodrip or 250 mg of aminophylline for 1 h
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Theophylline is taken orally and all available brands are modified release preparations
Background Methylxanthine, including caffeine citrate and aminophylline, is the most common pharmacologic treatment for apnea of prematurity
Aminophylline has a widely accepted therapeutic range of 10-20mg/l, which drives
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It will also investigate early signs of toxicity and how its narrow therapeutic range alters the monitoring of patients receiving these drugs
For oral loading, use immediate-release theophylline or aminophylline; If the patient is already taking theophylline, give a smaller loading dose; Use ideal body weight to calculate dose; 1 mg/kg results in 2 mg/L (34
Bronchodilators are medicines that relax the muscles in the bronchial tubes (air passages) of the lungs
9 mcg/mL: Decrease dose by ~25%
Ranking plot resulting from the network meta-analysis of efficacy (g) and safety (h) in which treatments were plotted
Theophylline was significantly associated with increased seizure duration in patients who had short seizure episodes prior to theophylline treatment (15–40 s vs
8 mg/mL), it becomes impractical to administer more than 50 mg of theophylline as a
Apnea of
No difference in treatment failure rate (less than 50% reduction in apnea/bradycardia) was found between caffeine and theophylline after one to three days treatment (based on two studies) or five to seven days treatment (based on one study)
Theophylline trough levels were not correlated with urine output at 24 hours (p = 0
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