Crossword clues for aminophylline
Wiktionary
n. A bronchodilator comprising theophylline and ethylenediamine in a 2:1 ratio.
WordNet
n. a bronchodilator (trade names Elixophyllin and Slo-Bid and Theobid) used to treat asthma and bronchitis and emphysema [syn: theophylline, Elixophyllin, Slo-Bid, Theobid]
Wikipedia
Aminophylline is a compound of the bronchodilator theophylline with ethylenediamine in 2:1 ratio. The ethylenediamine improves solubility, and the aminophylline is usually found as a dihydrate.
Aminophylline is less potent and shorter-acting than theophylline. Its most common use is in the treatment of airway obstruction from asthma or COPD. It is used off-label as a reversal agent during nuclear stress testing. Aminophylline is a nonselective adenosine receptor antagonist and phosphodiesterase inhibitor.
Usage examples of "aminophylline".
In the other case Johnnie had put a bottle of Glenlivet malt whisky, one of those sand hot-water bottles that keep hot for hours, a heavy sweater, sal volatile, smelling salts, a box containing a hypodermic needle and four small ampoules of megimide, four vials of aminophylline and a dark bottle that I guessed was nikethamide - a circulatory stimulant - a mirror to detect breathing, a short Piorry's wooden stethoscope, a thermometer, a pen torch suitable for examining pupils, and a marking pencil.