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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-1-11
pubmed:abstractText
An 82-year-old man with a history of myasthenia gravis and heart failure was admitted to the hospital with respiratory failure. Aminophylline and eventually theophylline therapy were initiated to improve respiratory status. During the hospital stay, the patient developed a resistant pseudomonal pneumonia. After failure with conventional antibiotics, ciprofloxacin was initiated because of favorable sensitivity and the planned avoidance of aminoglycoside therapy. Seventy-two hours after initiation of ciprofloxacin, the patient's theophylline level rose from a steady-state baseline of 9.8 micrograms/ml to 34.7 micrograms/ml. After the theophylline dose was reduced by approximately 67 percent, the patient's theophylline serum concentration returned to baseline (10 micrograms/ml). Until more data concerning the interaction of theophylline and ciprofloxacin are available, we recommend close monitoring of theophylline serum concentrations in patients receiving concomitant ciprofloxacin.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0012-6578
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
879-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Increased theophylline concentrations secondary to ciprofloxacin.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacy Services, Detroit Receiving Hospital, University Health Center, MI 48021.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't