Theophylline Toxicity
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Theophylline Toxicity Risk Factors
Risk factors for
theophylline
toxicity include:
Elderly
Congestive heart failure
Liver disease
Hypoalbuminemia
Drugs that interfere with
theophylline
metabolism:
Alcohol
Allopurinol
Erythromycin
Azithromycin
Clarithromycin
Cimetidine
Cortisone
Quinolone antibiotics
Oral contraceptives
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Last Updated: Aug 12, 2008
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John H. Beckett, MD
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Theophylline Toxicity References:
Henderson JH, McKenzie CA, Hilton PJ, Leach RM. Continuous venovenous haemofiltration for the treatment of theophylline toxicity. Thorax. 2001 Mar;56(3):242-3.
Krieger AC, Takeyasu M. Nonconvulsive status epilepticus in theophylline toxicity. J Toxicol Clin Toxicol. 1999;37(1):99-101.
Ram FS, Jardin JR, Atallah A, Castro AA, Mazzini R, Goldstein R, Lacasse Y, Cendon S. Efficacy of theophylline in people with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Respir Med. 2005 Feb;99(2):135-44.
