Slo-bid Gyrocaps

Brand Name(s) (aminophylline) Phyllocontin, (theophylline) Elixophyllin, Quibron-T, Quibron-T/SR, Slo-bid Gyrocaps, Theo-24, Theochron, Theodur, Theolair, Theolair-SR, T Phyl, Uniphyl... 

A patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease had a 53% reduction in his serum theophylline levels accompanied by bronchospasm when he was fed continuously through a nasogastric tube with OsmoUte. The interaction occurred with both theophylline tablets (Theo-Dur) and liquid theophylline, but not when the theophylline was given intravenously as aminophylline. It was also found that the interaction could be avoided by interrupting feeding 1 hour either side of the oral liquid theophylline dose. Conversely, hourly administration of 100 mL of OsmoUte did not affect the extent of theophylline absorption from a slow-release preparation Slo-bid Gyrocaps) in healthy subjects, although the rate of absorption was slowed. Similarly, in healthy subjects, hourly administration of 100 mL of Ensure for 10 hours did not affect the rate or extent of absorption of theophylline from Theo-24 tablets. ... 

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