Dosage / Direction for Use: Adult 400 mg bid-tid. Elderly 200 mg bid-tid.
Administration: May be taken with or without food.
Contraindications
Acute MI, gipotenzia arterial (hypotension), arrhythmia, duodenal ulcer, epilepsy, convulsion. Pregnancy & lactation.
Special Precautions
HTN, heart disease, hypoxemia, hyperthyroidism, chrome right ventricular failure, CHF. Hepatic & renal disease. Patients w/ history of peptic ulcer. Elderly.
Side Effects / Adverse Reactions
Nausea, vomiting, epigastric pain, headache, cephalagia, irritability, insomnia, tachycardia, extrasystole & tachypnea.
Interactions
Other xanthine derivatives including caffeinated foods & beverages. Erythromycin, troleandomycin, lincomycin, clindamycin, allopurinol, cimetidine, propranolol & anti-flu vaccine.