aminophylline standard dose?

Hi, both of the doctors you have seen were correct, the normal starting dose is one tablet at night, they start you on this dose to check you will not have significant side effects, it is then standard practice to increase this to two tablets a day, when you know that your body can cope with this amount.

You need to insure you get your levels checked by a blood test in about two weeks to make sure your levels are theraputic, which is why different people are on different doses as some people need more of the drug to hit the right levels where as some people don't need as much to be theraputic.

However I am concerned that your GP is giving you theophyllin and not a referal, normally it would be a consultant who intitated the prescribing of theophyllin. Did the GP give you a reason for not refering you?

I hope this helps

Ally

Hi ally, the reason for there not being a referral is because the course of aminophylline is working i'm due to go back in for a blood test in two weeks and i might still request a referal as i really want a allergy test done.

i think my gp practice needs to draw a line where they just refer me to a specialist. thanks for the reply i was just really puzzled!