Oxtriphylline

Oxtriphylline

Oxtriphylline (Choledyl) is a cough medicine derived from xanthine and similar to theophylline, that acts as a bronchodilator to open up airways in the lung. It classifies as an expectorant.


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  • oxtriphylline — A true salt of theophylline; it has mild diuretic, myocardial stimulating vasodilator, and bronchodilator actions, with the same uses as theophylline, but is better absorbed and less irritating. SYN: choline theophyllinate. * * * ox·tri·phyl·line …   Medical dictionary

  • theophylline cholinate — oxtriphylline …   Medical dictionary

  • Choline theophyllinate — Systematic (IUPAC) name (2 hydroxyethyl)trimethylazanium; 1,3 dimethyl 2,6 dioxo 2,3,6,7 tetrahydro 1H purin 7 ide Clinical data AHFS/Drugs.com …   Wikipedia

  • Апо-Окстрифиллин — Действующее вещество ›› Холина теофиллинат* (Choline theophyllinate*) Латинское название Apo Oxtriphylline АТХ: ›› R03DA02 Холина теофиллинат Фармакологическая группа: Аденозинергические средства Нозологическая классификация (МКБ 10) ›› J40… …   Словарь медицинских препаратов

  • asthma — An inflammatory disease of the lungs characterized by reversible (in most cases) airway obstruction. Originally, a term used to mean “difficult breathing”; now used to denote bronchial a.. SYN: reactive airway disease. [G.] atopic a. bronchial …   Medical dictionary

  • choline — (2 Hydroxyethyl)trimethylammonium ion; found in most animal tissues either free or in combination as lecithin (phosphatidylcholine), acetate (acetylcholine), or cytidine diphosphate (cytidine diphosphocholine). It is included in the vitamin B… …   Medical dictionary

  • Choledyl — Cho·le·dyl (koґlə dil″) trademark for preparations of oxtriphylline …   Medical dictionary

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