Aminophylline

• Aminophylline Novaplus

• Aminophylline
• Aminophylline Anhydrous
• Dylix
• Elixophyllin
• Lufyllin
• Theo-24
• Theochron
• Theophylline
• Theophylline ER
• Theophylline in D5W
• Theophylline-Ethylenediamine

• Injectable

• By injection

Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your dose and schedule. This medicine is given through a needle placed in a vein.

This medicine is not right for everyone. Do not use it if you had an allergic reaction to aminophylline, theophylline, or ethylenediamine.

Seizures or tremors

Severe nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea

Rapid breathing or trouble breathing

Lightheadedness or fainting

Increase in how much or how often you urinate

Fast or uneven heartbeat

Dry mouth, increased thirst, muscle cramps, nausea, or vomiting

Blood in your vomit

Blistering, peeling, red skin rash

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have heart rhythm problems, heart failure, lung, liver, or kidney disease, a stomach ulcer, or an underactive thyroid. Tell your doctor if you have a history of seizures or smoking.

Many medicines can affect how aminophylline works. Tell your doctor about all medicines you are taking, especially carbamazepine, cimetidine, erythromycin, rifampin, or tacrine.

• Blood in your vomit
• Increase in how much or how often you urinate
• Seizures or tremors
• Severe nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea
• Dry mouth, increased thirst, muscle cramps, nausea, or vomiting
• Lightheadedness or fainting
• Rapid breathing or trouble breathing
• Fast or uneven heartbeat
• Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing
• Blistering, peeling, red skin rash
• Headache or trouble sleeping
• Muscle pain, or unusual tiredness or weakness