What is Theo-24? How to Treat with Generic Theophylline.

Generic Theo-24 (Theophylline 400 mg) guide:

What are Theo-24 pills?

The active substance of the medication you can now buy as Theo-24 was first found in natural substances in the nineteenth century. However, it was first made into tablets in 1980. First it was used as a diuretic and currently, the medication is utilized for the treatment of obstructive respiratory tract diseases such as bronchial asthma, chronic bronchitis and emphysema.

Since the exclusive patent of the pills’ inventor had already expired, the same medicine can be found also under other names such as Theoday, Tefamin, Teonova, Tesona, Theobid, Theocin, Theodel, Theolix, Unifyl, Xanthium, and many others. These are so-called generics, i.e. the medicines that appeared after the original medication but that correspond to its formula and effect. They are usually cheaper than the branded drug. You can find them if you look for a way to buy Generic Theo-24.

When can your doctor prescribe you to use Theo-24?

Generic Theophylline is used to prevent bronchospasms, i.e. the obstructions of the airways caused by the narrowing of the respiratory channels or narrowing of the bronchi caused by the contraction of muscles in response to a number of factors. This can happen in a number of diseases, so your doctor can appoint you to buy Theo-24 if you are diagnosed with bronchial asthma, asthmatic status, obstructive bronchitis, emphysema, nocturnal apnea, and other conditions.

Please pay attention that the same conditions are treated by a variety of medications. It is important that a specialist assesses your condition and chooses the optimal therapy for you.

How do Theo-24 pills act?

The effect of the medication is achieved through the binding to adenosine receptors. It also suppresses phosphodiesterase, stabilizes cyclic adenosine monophosphate and diminishes the level of intracellular calcium. Doing this, it contributes to the relaxation of the smooth muscles of bronchi and diminishes the level of allergy mediators in the blood. Besides, it elevates the tone of the respiratory tract muscles, contributes to the widening of the blood vessels and thus lowers the blood pressure. The medication betters blood oxygenation, and prevents platelet aggregation.

After the oral intake, the pills are quickly absorbed. The bioavailability of the medication is 90%. The maximum level of the active agent in the blood is achieved within two (regular pills) or six (extended release) hours.
The medication undergoes biotransformation in the liver with the disintegration to the inactive metabolites. It is excreted mainly by the kidneys and partially penetrates into the breast milk.

When is Theo-24 contraindicated to be used?

You should not buy Theophylline tablets if you are hypersensitive to its components and other derivatives of xanthine such as caffeine, and others. Besides, it is contraindicated to use the medication if you have had hemorrhagic stroke, bleeding in the retina of the eye, acute myocardial infarction, severe atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries, recent bleeding, epilepsy, gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer, gastritis with high acidity, severe arterial hyper- or hypotension, and severe tachyarrhythmia.

Theophylline must be cautiously used if you are diagnosed with unstable angina, atherosclerosis, obstructive cardiomyopathy, ventricular extrasystole, heart failure, porphyria, hypothyroidism, thyrotoxicosis, prolonged hyperthermia, gastroesophageal reflux disease, prostatic hyperplasia, liver and/or kidney dysfunction, and other conditions. Besides, if it use during pregnancy, breastfeeding, in elderly age, and in children's age, caution also should be rendered.

Taking into account that there are many conditions in which the drug use is contraindicated and illnesses that require caution, you must consult a doctor before you buy Generic Theophylline if you, in general, have any chronic or acute conditions or diseases.

How to take Theo-24 generic pills?

Both generic and branded pills should be swallowed entirely without crushing.

The average initial dose during the first one to two days is 16 mg per kilogram of the body weight or 400 mg (the lower one is chosen). It should be split into two intakes. In the following days, the dose should be raised to 800 mg a day split into two intakes.

The optimal doses and the treatment course duration must be chosen individually by a doctor contingent on the nature of the course of the disease, the associated pathological processes, and the nature of complex therapy, age, body weight, and individual metabolic features.

It is always recommended to consult a doctor before you start using any medicines and especially if you plan to order Theo-24 to use it for the therapy of kids.

What are possible negative effects of Theo-24?

In general, the adverse effects caused by Thep-24 are quite mild and occur rarely. They can develop if the concentration of the medication in the blood plasma is higher than 20 mcg per kilogram of the body weight. Then, the following adverse effects can develop: nausea, vomiting, headache, restlessness, insomnia, heartburn, anxiety, convulsions, visual impairment, angina, arrhythmias, tachycardia, low blood pressure, flu-like symptoms, loss of appetite, cholecystitis, hepatitis, intestinal atony, leukopenia, hypofibrinogenemia, pancytopenia, thrombocytopenia, and allergic reactions.

How Theo-24 interacts with other substances?

The washing out of the medication from the body is slowed down and the risk of adverse effects development is high in the concurrent use of Theo-24 with cimetidine, allopurinol, cyclosporine, macrolide antibiotics, oral birth control pills, and if you eat a lot of carbohydrates.

The biotransformation of the medication is accelerated by the use of phenobarbital, xanthines, and cigarettes smoking.

Broncholytic activity is diminished by the use of beta-adrenoblockers.

Sorbents, antacids, and oxidants slow down the absorption of the medication and reduce the max concentration of it within the body.

Theo-24 and its generic versions enhance the action of diuretics and lower the effect of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, beta-blockers, and probenecid.

Please note that these are not all interactions. The medication can interwork with a lot of medications. The effects of those interactions can be pharmacodynamic, i.e. the action of Theophylline or other medications used simultaneously alters or adverse reactions occur without an alteration in the level of Theo-24 in the blood. Although, usually, there is a pharmacokinetic interaction, i.e. a change in the washing out of Theophylline and an increase in its levels in the body. 

If you use any medications when you plan to order Theophylline, consult a specialist first.

What happens if you overdose?

The symptoms of an excessively high dose taken are excitation, confusion, seizures or cramps, tachycardia, irregular heartbeat, lowered blood pressure , nausea, diarrhea, vomiting with blood, hyperglycemia, hypokalemia, and others.

The first thing you can do at home is taking sufficient amount of activated carbon. In severe nausea and vomiting, metoclopramide or ondansetron are administered at a hospital intravenously. In seizures, a doctor can appoint you the use of benzodiazepines, phenobarbital and peripheral muscle relaxants.

Where can you buy Theo-24 to save on the pills?

To get the medication you need cheaper than your local drugstores offer, you can order Generic Theophylline from this webpage. Besides, we offer you to buy the tablets without a doctor’s prescription (but still highly advise you to consult a doctor first).

Shipping of Theo-24 tablets

Wherever you live, you can order any tablets or mixtures from our online pharmacy and rest assured that we will ship them as we deliver our products internationally.