Xanthine

2 Drugs classified under this drug class

Xanthine. Theophylline ethylenediamine 24 mg / ml.
AMP: 10 x 10 ml  for I.V. inj. Total dose should not exceed 0.8 ml/kg (equal to 5.6 mg of Aminophylline/kg).
Dosage must be individual.,
based on both symptom. respon. &
improv. in pulm. funct. See lit.
Bronchial asthma ;Pulmon. affect.
with bronchial spastic components.
C/I: Hypersens.
Ac. MI, hypotens. states, lact.

Xanthine. Theophylline Anhydrous 100 mg, 200 mg, 300 mg.
S.R. TABS: 30, 100 x 100 mg, 200 mg, 300
mg. 1 x 200 mg every 12 hrs. This may
be titrated to either 300-400 mg,
depends on therapy response.
Child: 9 mg/kg X 2dly. See lit
Asth., chron. bronchit., emphysema.