Doxolar 200 mg (Tablet)
Unit Price: ৳ 5.00 (3 x 10: ৳ 150.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 50.00
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Doxophylline |
| Company | Kumudini pharma ltd |
| Also available as |
Title
- Doxolar 400mg Tablet
Categories
- Medicine
- Pharmaceutical
Description
- Doxolar is a bronchodilator used to treat bronchial asthma, bronchospasm, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and pulmonary disease with a spastic bronchial component.
Indications
- Bronchial asthma
- Bronchospasm
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Pulmonary disease with spastic bronchial component
Pharmacology
- Novel bronchodilator
- Selectively inhibits phosphodiesterase 4
- Relaxes bronchial smooth muscle
- Inhibits platelet activating factor (PAF)
- Inhibits leukotriene production
Dosage & Administration
- 200 mg tablet two or three times daily for Elderly
- 400 mg tablet two or three times daily for Adults
- 10 ml syrup or 200 mg tablet two or three times daily for >12 years of age
- 6-9 mg/kg body weight two times daily for 6-12 years of age
- Doxophylline SR tablet for daily dose of 400 mg
- Dosage as prescribed by the physician
Interactions
- Should not be administered with other xanthine preparations
- Limit consumption of caffeine-containing beverages and food
- Caution with ephedrine or other sympathomimetic drugs
- Concurrent administration with erythromycin, TAO, lincomycin, clindamycin, allopurinol, cimetidine, influenza vaccine, and propanolol may affect hepatic clearance
- Phenytoin, other anticonvulsants, and cigarette smoking may increase clearance
Contraindications
- Known hypersensitivity to the drug or other xanthine derivatives
- Acute myocardial infarction
- Hypotension
- Lactation
Side Effects
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Epigastric pain
- Headache
- Irritability
- Insomnia
- Tachycardia
- Extrasystoles
- Tachypnea
- Hyperglycemia
- Albuminuria
- Severe cardiac arrhythmias
- Tonic-clonic seizure
Pregnancy & Lactation
- Risk-benefit evaluation during pregnancy
- Contraindicated during lactation
- No interference with ability to drive and use machines
Precautions & Warnings
- Age-related factors affecting hepatic clearance
- Congestive cardiac decompensation
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Severe liver disease
- Concomitant infections
- Monitoring blood levels for therapeutic range control
- Caution in patients with cardiac disease, hypertension, hypoxemia, hyperthyroidism, corpulmonale, congestive heart failure, liver disease, peptic ulcer, and renal impairment
Overdose Effects
- Severe cardiac arrhythmias
- Tonic-clonic seizure
- Symptomatic treatment of cardiovascular collapse
Therapeutic Class
- Bronchodilator
- Methyl xanthine derivatives
Storage Conditions
- Keep in a dry place away from light and heat
- Keep out of the reach of children
- Use only on prescription of specialist physician