A bicameral legislature is the lawmaking body of a nation or state, which separates authority into two chambers, or houses, which must work together to create new legislation. In this lesson, we discussed the concept as it applies to American government, in particular how the House and Senate are structured and operate.
Taking or stopping certain drugs while on theophylline. You need to be very careful about other drugs you are on or stop taking because of the same potentially fatal toxic reaction. Pregnancy and Theophylline. Theophylline is an FDA Pregnancy Category C drug, meaning that a possible risk to developing fetuses cannot be ruled out. Studies in animals have shown that the drug can cause birth defects, but no adequate and well-controlled studies have been conducted in pregnant women.
Sections: Theophylline has been used in the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for over 60 years and remains one of the most widely prescribed drugs for the treatment of airway diseases worldwide as it is inexpensive.he Global Initiative for Asthma Guidelines 2002 guidelines for asthma recommend that theophylline can be used as an add-on therapy to patients not controlled by low doses of inhaled corticosteroids but recommend long-acting Î² 2 -agonists as more effective and with fewer adverse effects (5).