Name
OXTRIPHYLLINE
Mode of Action
IT RELAXES BRONCHIAL SMOOTH MUSCLES, RELIEVES BRONCHOSPASM AND HAS A STIMULANT EFFECT ON RESPIRATION. IT STIMULATES MYOCARDIUM, CNS AND DECREASES PERIPHERAL RESISTANCE AND VENOUS PRESSURE AND CAUSES DIURESIS.
Dosage
USUAL ADULT DOSE IS :- 0.4-1.2 GM DAILY ORALLY IN 3-4 DEVIDED DOSES. CHILDREN 3-6 YEARS : - 62.5-125 MG IN THREE DEVIDED DOSES. CHILDREN ABOVE 6 YEARS :- 300-400 MG IN DEVIDED DOSES.
Drug Group
[BRONCHODILATOR] , [METHYLXANTHINE DERIVATIVE] , [XANTHINE DERIVATIVE] , [ADENOSINE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST]
Cross Reaction
ALLOPURINOL, CIMETIDINE, ERYTHROMYCIN,TROLEANDOMYCIN, LITHIUM CARBONATE INCREASES SERUM THEOPHYLLINE LEVELS AND PHENYTOIN AND RIFAMPICIN DECREASES SERUM THEOPHYLLINE LEVELS.
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Special Precaution
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