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1. Theophylline for severe COPD. (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
...the effects of long-term theophylline therapy. The study population was...day). After two months of theophylline therapy, patients showed significant...study suggest that long-term theophylline therapy improves respiratory function...
April 1, 1990; American Family Physician

2. AccuTech, LLC Prepares to Launch Non-Instrumented, Point-of-Care, Disposable Theophylline Test.
...minutes. Physicians use resulting measurements to provide proper treatment for the patient. Asthma patients on theophylline therapy require frequent monitoring to achieve appropriate dosing and to reduce adverse side effects. The AccuMeter(R...
July 3, 2000; PR Newswire

3. ACCUTECH, LLC PREPARES TO LAUNCH NON-INSTRUMENTED, POINT-OF-CARE, DISPOSABLE THEOPHYLLINE TEST.
...minutes. Physicians use resulting measurements to provide proper treatment for the patient. Asthma patients on theophylline therapy require frequent monitoring to achieve appropriate dosing and to reduce adverse side effects. The AccuMeter(R...
July 3, 2000; PR Newswire

4. Maternal cocaine use and SIDS. (sudden infant death syndrome)
...cocaine-exposed infants, but none of the opiate-exposed infants, met criteria for the diagnosis of apnea of infancy. Theophylline therapy corrected the cardiorespiratory pattern abnormalities in all of the 13 affected infants. The 50 infants were followed...
October 1, 1989; American Family Physician

5. The changing role of theophylline in pediatric asthma.
...extensive clinical experience documents its long-term safety and efficacy.[9-14] Multiple studies have shown that theophylline therapy in children with chronic moderate to severe asthma results in more symptom-free days, decreased use of inhaled...
March 1, 1994; American Family Physician

6. Schering-Plough and Novartis Sign Agreement Giving Schering-Plough U.S. Marketing Rights to FORADIL(R) AEROLIZER(R) for Respiratory Disease.
...used to treat asthma concomitantly with short-acting beta2-agonists, inhaled or systemic corticosteroids, and theophylline therapy. A satisfactory clinical response to FORADIL AEROLIZER does not eliminate the need for continued treatment with...
November 1, 2002; PR Newswire

7. Clinical Practice: Prescribing for seniors: It's a balancing act
...regimen can place an elderly person at risk. For example, an elderly woman with chronic obstructive lung disease on theophylline therapy who presents with a lower extremity cellulitis is at risk for theophylline toxicity if erythromycin is prescribed...
March 1, 2001; Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

8. Exercises can help with posture
...medicine to you which you refer. However, a study was conducted by the American Lung Association among children on theophylline therapy for asthma. They were immunized with the flu vaccine and then watched carefully for adverse effects. They were...
December 15, 1986; Chicago Sun-Times

9. Combination of Adenosine with Prilocaine and Lignocaine for Brachial Plexus Block Does not Prolong Postoperative Analgesia
...for supraclavicular brachial plexus block. Exclusion criteria included chronic airway limitation and concurrent theophylline therapy. Randomization was performed by closed envelopes chosen by the patient prior to the procedure. Patients were premedicated...
December 1, 2003; Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

10. Out of breath
...all been shown in randomized clinical trials to improve dyspnea in patients with stable COPD. More specifically, theophylline therapy is documented in the consensus report to have a dose response association with improved exercise tolerance and...
February 15, 1999; Drug Topics