• Used for the prevention and relief of bronchospasms associated with asthma (acute or chronic), bronchitis, emphysema, and other obstructive airway disease where reversible airway narrowing occurs:
    • Adult: 1 tab TDS
    • >10 years: 10ml TDS/QID
    • 5-10 years: 5ml TDS/QID
    • 2-5 years: 2.5ml TDS/QID

Tablet:

  • Theophylline anhydrous: 120mg
  • Ephedrine HCl: 12mg

Suspension:

  • Theophylline anhydrous: 15mg
  • Ephedrine HCl: 12mg
  • To be taken without regard with food.

Ephedrine: Direct and indirect acting sympathomimetic agent. It causes bronchodilation and has a stimulatory effect on the respiratory center. It also causes peripheral vasoconstriction via its action on alpha-adrenergic receptors of peripheral blood vessels.

Theophylline: Xanthine. It relaxes bronchial smooth muscle, relieves bronchospasm and relaxes the smooth muscles of respiratory tract. It may also increase the tissue concentration of cAMP by inhibiting 2 isoenzymes of phosphodiesterase consequently inducing the release of epinephrine from the adrenal medulla cells.

  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Epigastric pain
  • GERD
  • Diarrhoea
  • Irritability
  • Reflex hyperexcitability
  • Convulsions
  • Tachypnoea
  • Hyperglycemia
  • Hyperuricaemia
  • Sleep disorders
  • Skin reactions
  • SIADHS
  • Hypersensitivity to components
  • Lactation- irritability in infants reported
  • Severe cardiac disease
  • Arrhythmia
  • Severe hypoxemia
  • Beta agonists
  • Fluconazole
  • Ciprofloxacin

                                   Drug Status

Availability Prescription or OTC by Pharmacist
Pregnancy Not recommended
Breastfeeding Not recommended
Schedule Not controlled
BRAND NAME STRENGTH FORMULATION PACK SIZE MANUFACTURER DISTRIBUTOR
Asmadeal 12mg/120mg Tablet 100’s, 1000’s Biodeal Labs Biodeal Labs
Asmadeal 12mg/15mg per 5mL Suspension 60mL, 100mL Biodeal Labs Biodeal Labs
Asmadeal 12mg/120mg Tablet 100’s Biodeal Labs Biodeal Labs
Gifol 11mg/120mg Tablet 100’s Laboratory & Allied Laboratory & Allied
Theophed 11mg/120mg Tablet 100’s, 1000’s Dawa Ltd Dawa Ltd