What is Aminophylline: Uses, Warnings & Interactions

How to take Aminophylline

• 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.

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

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

What to do if you miss a dose of Aminophylline

Aminophylline contraindications

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

Aminophylline warnings

• 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.

Aminophylline interactions

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