Theophylline, Ephedrine and Phenobarbital : Before Using

Theophylline, Ephedrine and Phenobarbital - Systemic

Theophylline, Ephedrine and Phenobarbital *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using

For theophylline, ephedrine, and phenobarbital combination drug, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to aminophylline, caffeine, dyphylline, oxtriphylline, theobromine, or theophylline; to ephedrine or medication like ephedrine such as albuterol, amphetamines, epinephrine, isoproterenol, metaproterenol, norepinephrine, phenylephrine, phenylpropanolamine, pseudoephedrine, or terbutaline; or to phenobarbital or other barbiturates. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Diet Make certain your health care professional knows if you are on any special diet, such as a high-protein, low-carbohydrate or low-protein, high-carbohydrate diet.

Pregnancy care

Theophylline is using to treat asthma in pregnant women. Although there are no studies on birth defects, problems have not been reported. However, some studies in pets have shown that theophylline can cause birth defects when given in doses many times the human dose.

Because your ability to clear theophylline from your body may decrease later in pregnancy, your family doctor may want to take blood samples during your pregnancy to measure the amount of drug in the blood. This will help your family doctor decide whether the dose of this drug must be changed.

Phenobarbital taken during pregnancy has been shown to increase the risk of birth defects. Always taking phenobarbital regularly during the last 3 months of pregnancy may cause the baby to become dependent on the drug. This may lead to withdrawal symptoms in the baby after birth. In addition, one study has suggested that phenobarbital taken during pregnancy may increase the risk of brain tumors in the baby.

Breast-feeding problem

Theophylline, ephedrine and phenobarbital pass into the breast milk and may cause unwanted effects such as drowsiness, irritability, fretfulness, or trouble in sleeping in nursing babies of mothers taking this drug.

Use for Children

Newborn infants may be especially sensitive to the effects of theophylline, ephedrine and phenobarbital combination drug. This may increase the risk of side effects during treat.

Elderly care

Patients older than 60 years of age may be especially sensitive to the effects of theophylline, ephedrine and phenobarbital combination drug. This may increase the risk of side effects during treat.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking theophylline, ephedrine and phenobarbital combination drug, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:

Anticoagulants - blood thinners
Carbamazepine
Corticosteroids - cortisone-like medication
Corticotropin The side effects of medication may be decreased by phenobarbital

Beta-adrenergic blocking agents including those using in the eyes - acebutolol " Sectral ", atenolol " Tenormin ", betaxolol " Betoptic, Kerlone ", bisoprolol " Zebeta ", carteolol " Cartrol ", labetalol " Normodyne ", levobunolol " Betagan ", metipranolol " OptiPranolol ", metoprolol " Lopressor ", nadolol " Corgard ", oxprenolol " Trasicor ", penbutolol " Levatol ", pindolol " Visken ", propranolol " Inderal ", sotalol " Sotacor ", timolol " Blocadren, Timoptic " These medication may prevent theophylline from help you

Carbamazepine
Divalproex sodium
Valproic acid Using these medication with phenobarbital may change the amount of any of these medication that you need to take

Central nervous system - CNS depressants The effects of these medication or phenobarbital may be increased

Cimetidine - Tagamet
Ciprofloxacin - Cipro
Clarithromycin - Biaxin
Enoxacin - Penetrex
Erythromycin - E-Mycin
Fluvoxamine - Luvox
Mexiletine - Mexitil
Pentoxifylline - Trental
Tacrine - Cognex
Thiabendazole
Ticlopidine - Ticlid
Troleandomycin - TAO These medication may increase the effects of theophylline

Cocaine
Tricyclic antidepressants - amitriptyline " Elavil ", amoxapine " Asendin ", clomipramine " Anafranil ", desipramine " Norpramin ", doxepin " Sinequan ", imipramine " Tofranil ", nortriptyline " Aventyl ", protriptyline " Vivactil ", trimipramine " Surmontil " The effects of ephedrine on the heart and blood vessels may be increased

Guanadrel
Guanethidine
Methyldopa - Aldomet These medication may increase the risk of high blood pressure causing by ephedrine

Medicines that lower the acidity of urine, such as antacids containing calcium or magnesium, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors - Diamox, Neptazine, citrates - Bicitra, Polycitra, or sodium bicarbonate - baking soda These medication may increase the risk of side effects of ephedrine

Monoamine oxidase - MAO inhibitor activity - isocarboxazid " Marplan ", phenelzine " Nardil ", procarbazine " Matulane ", selegiline " Eldepryl ", tranylcypromine " Parnate " Taking ephedrine while you are taking or within 2 weeks of taking monoamine oxidase - MAO inhibitors may increase the effects of MAO inhibitors

Moricizine - Ethmozine
Phenytoin - Dilantin
Rifampin - Rifadin These medication may decrease the effects of theophylline

Oral contraceptives - birth control pills containing estrogen Phenobarbital may decrease the birth control side effects of medication; use of another method of birth control may be necessary while you are taking this combination drug

Rauwolfia alkaloids - reserpine These medication may prevent ephedrine from help you

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of theophylline, ephedrine and phenobarbital combination drug. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Angle-closure glaucoma
Convulsions - seizures
Heart or blood vessel disease
High blood pressure
Underactive adrenal gland This combination drug may make the condition worse

Diabetes mellitus - sugar diabetes Phenobarbital may make the condition worse; your family doctor may need to change the dose of your diabetes drug

History of drug abuse
Liver disease The effects of phenobarbital or theophylline may be increased

Kidney disease The effects of phenobarbital may be increased

Pain Phenobarbital may cause unusual excitement in the presence of pain