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A Comparison of Oral Theophylline and Oral Salbutamol in Exercise‐Induced Asthma
Author(s) -
Seale J. P.,
Anderson Sandra D.,
Lindsay D. A.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1977.tb03685.x
Subject(s) - salbutamol , theophylline , medicine , asthma , bronchodilator , bronchodilatation , exercise induced asthma , anesthesia , bronchodilator agents , oral administration
Summary: A comparison of oral theophylline and oral salbutamol in exercise‐induced asthma. Ten patients with exercise‐induced asthma were premedicated with oral salbutamol and oral theophylline on separate occasions before performing a standardised exercise test. Although both agents produced bronchodilatation, reflected by increases in peak expiratory flow rates (PEFR) at rest, they were generally ineffective in preventing an abnormal post‐exercise fall in PEFR. Only one patient was afforded protection by salbutamol and another two patients by theophylline.