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What is Theophylline?

Theophylline is used to prevent and treat wheezing, shortness of breath, and breathing problems caused by asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and other lung diseases. It makes breathing easier by relaxing and opening air passages in the lungs.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Asthma 6 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 3 1 Efficacy_major
Wheezing 2 0
Improve breathing 2 0
Asthma 2 0
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) 1 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Theophylline

Shakiness 1

Reported Dosages

  100 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg/24 hours daily 400 mg/24 hours daily 400 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily 800 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Theophylline (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 50%
Other 2   Other: 50%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 25%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Theophylline

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Theophylline

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Theophylline

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Theophylline

Always
 3 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Theophylline

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 3 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Theophylline

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 100%

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Report created on May 24, 2012.