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Famotidine effects on theophylline pharmacokinetics in subjects affected by COPD. Comparison with cimetidine and placebo.
      

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Title: Famotidine effects on theophylline pharmacokinetics in subjects affected by COPD. Comparison with cimetidine and placebo.
Author: Verdiani, P : Di Carlo, S : Baronti, A
Citation: Chest. 1988 Oct; 94(4): 807-10
Abstract: The effect of a new H2-antagonist, famotidine, on theophylline pharmacokinetics was compared with placebo and cimetidine in 26 patients affected by COPD. Cimetidine, placebo, and famotidine were administered, four days each drug at random, to all the subjects. Results suggest that famotidine, contrary to cimetidine, does not influence theophylline metabolism in man.
Review References: None
Notes: None
Language: English
Publication Type: Clinical-Trial; Journal-Article; Randomized-Controlled-Trial
Keywords: Cimetidine pharmacology : Lung Diseases, Obstructive drug therapy : Theophylline pharmacokinetics : Thiazoles pharmacology
URL: http://www.chestnet.org/