title: Determination of theophylline clearance after cimetidine infusion in critically ill patients.
abstract: The potential for continuous infusion of cimetidine to affect the clearance of aminophylline was assessed in 18 critically ill patients treated for bronchospasm. This was a pharmacokinetic drug-drug interaction study in which the subjects were administered aminophylline as a continuous infusion at low doses (mean 10.8 mg/hr). Subjects were started on cimetidine (50 mg/hr) 24 hours post aminophylline drip and remained on it for 48 hours. Theophylline clearance was determined right before and 48 hours after starting cimetidine. There were no significant differences in theophylline clearance before and after infusion of cimetidine (P >.05). Based on our findings, cimetidine does not seem to affect the clearance of low doses of theophylline in critically ill patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacotherapy, School of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14155-6451, Irah.
authors.forename: Mojtaba
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mojtahedzadeh
authors.forename: Sima
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sadray
authors.forename: Molouk
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hadjibabaie
authors.forename: Mohiodin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fasihi
authors.forename: Saeed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rezaee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001986:Bronchial Spasm / Q000188:drug therapy; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D002927:Cimetidine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016638:Critical Illness; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019388:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 / Q000187:drug effects; D004347:Drug Interactions; D016903:Drug Monitoring; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013806:Theophylline / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents; D002927:Cimetidine; D013806:Theophylline; D019388:Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2