Teotard

Teotard – bronkhodilatiruyushchy means which dosage form is presented by capsules, tablets of the prolonged action (divisible and coated) and rectal suppositories.

Pharmacological action

As it is specified in the instruction, Teotard exerts significant impact on various functions of an organism. Broncholitic means suppresses phosphodiesterase, blocks purine (adenosine) receptors and causes accumulation in cells cyclic 3-5 adenosinemonophosphates that promotes reduction of sokratitelny activity of smooth muscles, removal of bronchospasms.

Drug relaxes muscles of bronchial tubes, to some extent expanding coronary, peripheral, renal vessels, interfering with pasting of thrombocytes. Teotard has moderate diuretic (diuretic) effect. According to reviews Teotard has less expressed effect on the central nervous system, than caffeine, strengthening sokratitelny activity of a cardiac muscle.

Indications

To use of medicine carry chronic bronchial asthma, sharp narrowing of a gleam of bronchial tubes to indications (bronchospasm), chronic bronchitis, emphysema of lungs (decrease in a tone of pulmonary fabric), pulmonary hypertensia, night an apnoea, an edematous syndrome of renal genesis.

Contraindications

To contraindications to Teotard according to the instruction treat hypersensitivity means components (including, to xanthine derivatives – a pentoksifillin, caffeine, theobromine), a peptic ulcer of a stomach and a 12-perstny gut, epilepsy, gastritis with a hyperoxemia, heavy arterial hypo - and hypertensia, a hemorrhagic stroke, heavy tachyarrhythmias, bleeding from digestive tract in the recent anamnesis, a retinal apoplexy, children's age (for the peroral prolonged forms – up to 12 years). To the patients having a heavy coronary, renal, liver failure, atherosclerosis of vessels, the frequent ventricular premature ventricular contraction raised by convulsive readiness, a prostatauxe, a long hyperthermia recommends to take medicine with caution. It is not necessary to perform treatment by Teotard during pregnancy, in the period of a lactation, and also to the people who are in advanced and children's age. Responses to Teotard comprise information on undesirable use of drug (in the form of rectal suppositories) at rectum diseases.

Side effects of Teotard

From a nervous system Teotard's use can cause a headache, dizzinesses, sleeplessness, the increased uneasiness, a tremor of extremities, irritability. From the alimentary system side effects of Teotard, according to patients, are vomiting, nausea, heartburn, a gastralgia, diarrhea, an aggravation of a peptic ulcer. At long administration of drug perhaps essential loss of appetite.

The cardiovascular system can react to careless treatment by Teotard with the increased heartbeat, tachycardia, arrhythmia, a lowering of arterial pressure. Among other side effects note allergic reactions (rash, an itch), a stethalgia, inflows to the person, the increased sweating, strengthening of a diuresis.

At a serious poisoning epileptoidny attacks, a metabolic acidosis, a hypoxia, confusion of consciousness, a necrosis of skeletal muscles can arise Teotard whose testimonies to use should not exclude strict observance of a dosage. As treatment the gastric lavage, intestines, reception of the laxative drugs, absorbent carbon and other medicines providing symptomatic therapy is appointed.

Route of administration and Teotard's dosage

Treatment by Teotard according to the instruction is begun with small doses, gradually increasing a dosage by 100-200 mg a day. The optimum dose for adults makes 300 mg 2 times a day, in the presence of special indications to Teotard (in case of evening or morning attacks) it is possible to accept 500 mg of medicine before going to bed or to increase a dosage to 300 mg 3 times a day. In need of reception of big dosages treatment by Teotard is performed under control of concentration of theophylline in blood. Treatment of bronchial asthma is followed by measurement of concentration of theophylline each six months.

Reduction of dosages is recommended to patients with severe damages of a liver, heart, viral infections. Children, whose body weight does not exceed 30 kg, are recommended to observe a dosage of 10-20 mg/kg/days (in stages), to children of 3-7 years - on 0,1 g, children of 7-12 years on 0,2 g two times a day.

Teotard's action, according to patients, is shown in 3-4 days from the moment of treatment.

Special instructions

Drug is not intended for stopping of serious medical emergencies. At Teotard's use according to indications it is necessary to observe a measure at the use of kofeinosoderzhashchy drinks.

This instruction to Teotard is submitted only in the fact-finding purposes. Do not start use of drug without appointment of the doctor.