Comparative evaluation of doxofylline and theophylline in patients of mild bronchial asthma

Authors

  • Md Faiz Akram Department of Pharmacology, J.N. Medical College, A.M.U. Aligarh U.P. - 202002, India Present Affiliation at Department of Pharmacology, KMCT Medical College, P.O; Manassery, Mukkam, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
  • Mohammad Nasiruddin Department of Pharmacology, J.N. Medical College, A.M.U. Aligarh U.P. - 202002, India
  • Zuber Ahmad Department of TB & Respiratory Diseases, J.N. Medical College, A.M.U. Aligarh U.P. - 202002, India
  • Rahat Ali Khan Department of Pharmacology, J.N. Medical College, A.M.U. Aligarh U.P. - 202002, India

Keywords:

Methylxanthines, Theophylline, Doxofylline, Mild Asthma, Bronchodilators, Histone Deacetylation

Abstract

Background: Asthma is common chronic disease worldwide. Methylxanthines has been used in the treatment of asthma. The study was undertaken to compare two Methylxanthines theophylline and doxofylline at doses recommended and commonly used in clinical practice in Mild Bronchial Asthma Patients.

Methods: Study was conducted in patients of Mild Bronchial Asthma in TB and chest disease department of a medical college hospital. It was randomized, prospective and open label. A total of 107 patients were divided in two group .Group I was administered 400 mg theophylline SR once daily and group II was administered doxofylline 400 mg twice a day orally. Spirometric variables symptom score, and adverse effects were recorded on day 0, 7 and 21 of therapy. Data were compared and analysed using SPSS version 16.

Results: Results of the study showed that there was significant improvement in spirometric variables and clinical symptom score compared to pretreatment values after medication in both groups on 7th and 21st days of treatment. But there was no statistically significant difference between improvement in theophylline and doxofylline groups with respect to spirometric variables and symptom score. There was no significant difference in two groups with respect to side effects (p>0.05).

Conclusions: It is concluded in Patients of mild Bronchial Asthma Theophylline and doxofylline improve the spirometric and clinical symptoms and doxofylline has no advantage over theophylline in terms of either efficacy or safety on the doses commonly used in current clinical practice.

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2017-01-31

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Akram, M. F., Nasiruddin, M., Ahmad, Z., & Khan, R. A. (2017). Comparative evaluation of doxofylline and theophylline in patients of mild bronchial asthma. International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 2(4), 386–391. Retrieved from https://www.ijbcp.com/index.php/ijbcp/article/view/1286

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