Theopec medicine is a bronchodilating agent that effectively relieves bronchospasm, stimulates the nervous system and enhances myocardial contractions.
The medication lowers the tone of lung tissue, increases the air conduction of the bronchi. The medicine is widely used for pathologies of the respiratory system. It is produced in the form of tablets, which include theophylline (the active substance), as well as calcium stearate, a polymer composition.
Pharmacological properties of the drug "Theopec"
Instructions for use indicate that the drug has bronchodilatory, stimulating and antispasmodic properties. With systematic use, the medication can cause a diuretic effect, prevent the formation of blood clots, and expand the vessels of the heart. Frequent use stimulates the nervous system. Active ingredients prevent the development of allergic attacks in the lungs and bronchi. The antispasmodic effect occurs as a result of inhibition of smooth muscle contractions, inhibition of calcium ions in the cell membranes , and removal of tension in the respiratory organs. The drug effectively relieves inflammation in the bronchi, and also restores oxygen permeability in these organs. The therapeutic effect after taking the medicine lasts 20 hours.
Indications for taking the drug "Teopek"
Instructions for use say that the medication is prescribed for the treatment and prevention of pulmonary edema and emphysema, bronchial asthma, bronchitis. The medicine effectively helps relieve various etiologies of bronchospasm.
The drug "Teopec": instructions for use
Tablets are taken orally twice a day, 150 mg every 12 hours. The exact dosage is determined by the doctor. The treatment period is up to three months. When using the medicine, regular diagnostics should be carried out: determine the level of cholesterol, hemoglobin, perform an ECG, measure blood pressure, and perform a blood test. Theopec medicine enhances the effects of antispasmodic diuretic drugs, and when used together with anticoagulants, the risk of side effects increases. Inadmissible medication with oral contraceptives or antidiarrheal agents.
Contraindications of the drug "Theopec"
Instructions for use explain that the drug is prohibited for hypersensitivity, peptic ulcer, heart attack, stroke, thyroid dysfunction. You can not take pills during pregnancy, epilepsy, lactation, severe cardiac and vascular pathologies. With caution, a medication is prescribed for the elderly, as well as patients with liver and kidney failure.
Side effects
Teopeck tablets can cause negative effects. So, in some cases flatulence, dizziness, diarrhea, anorexia, nausea, gastritis, insomnia, tachycardia, vomiting, colitis, headache, coronary insufficiency, epilepsy develop. In large volumes, the product causes skin rash, alopecia, eczema, dermatitis, Quincke's edema, urticaria.