Aminophylline and Butalbital, acetaminophen, caffeine, and codeine interaction
Aminophylline and Butalbital, acetaminophen, caffeine, and codeine: the Aminophylline prescribing label describes an interaction that usually calls for monitoring, a dose change, or spacing the doses.
Usually manageable with monitoring or a dose change. Tell your pharmacist you take both.
What the FDA labels say
From the Aminophylline label · effective 2026-05-22
25% increase Diazepam Benzodiazepines increase CNS concentrations of adenosine, a potent CNS depressant, while theophylline blocks adenosine receptors.
Other xanthines such as caffeine, dyphylline, and pentoxifylline are not detected by these assays.
Caffeine and xanthine metabolites in neonates or patients with renal dysfunction may cause the reading from some dry reagent office methods to be higher than the actual serum theophylline concentration.
…Theophylline Refer to PRECAUTIONS , Drug Interactions for information regarding table. albuterol, systemic and inhaled amoxicillin ampicillin, with or without sulbactam atenolol azithromycin caffeine, dietary ingestion cefaclor co-trimoxazole (trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole) diltiazem dirithromycin enflurane famotidine felodipine finasteride hydrocortisone isoflurane…
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