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Description of the medicine: Theopecum

Theopecum.

Tablets of the theophylline of prolonged action. They contain 0.3 g of theophylline in combination with a composite polymer carrier.

Tablets are white or white with a slightly yellowish hue.

The drug has the characteristic pharmacological properties of theophylline, but the combination with a composite polymer carrier provides a dosed release of theophylline in the gastrointestinal tract. Peak concentrations of theophylline in the blood plasma is observed 3 to 6 hours after taking the tablet inside, and the total duration of detection of the drug in plasma reaches 12 to 24 hours.

Applied theopec in adults as a bronchodilator with various forms of bronchiolospasm: with bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive bronchitis, obstructive pulmonary emphysema, etc.

Take theopek inside after eating, squeezed with water. The tablet can be divided in half, but it is impossible to crush (chew) and dissolve in water. In the first 1 to 2 days, the drug is prescribed 0.15 grams (1/2 tablets 0.3 grams) 1 to 2 times a day at intervals of 12 to 24 hours, then a single dose is increased to 0.3 g 2 times in day. Optimal doses and duration of the drug are selected individually taking into account the clinical picture, body weight of the patient, tolerability of the drug, concomitant diseases, simultaneous intake of other medicines. For this purpose it is desirable to determine the content of theophylline in the blood during treatment. The estimated therapeutic concentration of theophylline in the blood plasma should be 10-15 μg / ml. Duration of treatment 2 - 3 months or more.

When applying teopek, dizziness, headache, tachycardia, anxiety, sleep disturbances, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, and pain in the stomach are possible. In this case, the dose is recommended to reduce or cancel the drug. The possibility of developing side effects is more likely in coronary insufficiency, inclinations to tachycardia, epileptic seizures, chronic gastritis, colitis, hepatic insufficiency.

Contraindications are the same as for theophylline.

Form release: tablets (containing 0.3 g of theophylline) in a package of 50 pieces.

Storage: List B. In a dry, sheltered from the world.