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A bronchodilator (trade names Elixophyllin and Slo-Bid and Theobid) used to treat asthma and bronchitis and emphysema
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theophylline
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n. (context pharmaceutical drug English) Methylxanthine drug used in therapy for respiratory diseases such as COPD or asthma.
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Theophylline , also known as 1,3-dimethylxanthine , is a methylxanthine drug used in therapy for respiratory diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma under a variety of brand names. As a member of the xanthine family, it ...
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n. a bronchodilator (trade names Elixophyllin and Slo-Bid and Theobid) used to treat asthma and bronchitis and emphysema [syn: aminophylline , Elixophyllin , Slo-Bid , Theobid ]
Usage examples of theophylline.
Caffeine and medications containing theophylline may accentuate the symptoms.
Smoking cannabis (the "raw drug" as the AMA called it) would be beneficial for 80% of them and add 30-a60 million person-years in the aggregate of extended life to current asthmatics over presently legal toxic medicines such as the Theophylline prescribed to children.