Doxomate 400 mg (Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 10.00 (3 x 10: ৳ 300.00)
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Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Doxophylline
Company Pacific pharmaceuticals ltd
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Indications

  • Treatment of bronchial asthma
  • Treatment of bronchospasm
  • Treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  • Treatment of pulmonary disease with spastic bronchial component

Pharmacology

  • Doxophylline selectively inhibits phosphodiesterase 4
  • Relaxes bronchial smooth muscle
  • Inhibits platelet activating factor (PAF)
  • Inhibits leukotriene production

Dosage & Administration

  • Elderly dosage: 200 mg tablet two or three times daily
  • Adult dosage: 400 mg tablet two or three times daily or as prescribed
  • Children dosage (above 12 years): 10 ml syrup or 200 mg tablet two or three times daily
  • Children dosage (6-12 years): 6-9 mg/kg body weight two times daily

Interaction

  • Avoid administration with other xanthine preparations
  • Limit consumption of beverages and food containing caffeine
  • Exercise caution when administering with ephedrine or other sympathomimetic drugs
  • Concurrent administration with erythromycin, TAO, lincomycin, etc., may reduce hepatic 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

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Animal tests have shown no interference with pre and postnatal growth
  • Insufficient clinical evidence for use during pregnancy
  • Contraindicated during lactation
  • No impact on driving or machine use

Precautions & Warnings

  • Factors influencing hepatic clearance may require dosage adjustment
  • Caution in patients with cardiac disease
  • Caution in patients with hypertension
  • Monitoring blood levels for control of therapeutic range

Overdose Effects

  • Severe cardiac arrhythmias
  • Tonic-clonic seizure
  • Discontinuation of treatment required
  • No specific antidote

Therapeutic Class

  • Bronchodilator
  • Methyl xanthine derivatives

Storage Conditions

  • Keep in dry place away from light and heat
  • Keep out of reach of children
  • Use only on prescription of specialist physician

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