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Re: Amylphiline Med Treats Sleep Apnea?

Posted by lido on December 19, 2006 at 08:08:56:

In Reply to: Amylphiline Med Treats Sleep Apnea? posted by Thunder Bay on December 18, 2006 at 21:55:00:

Aminophylline - not a medication that I would use to treat OSA. Aminophylline has siginficant cardiac side effects (e.g. arrythmias) with a fairly narrow therapeutic window. It would only be considered in someone with significant central sleep apnea - but even then there are other interventions/medications that I would try before this one (e.g. acetazolamide, oxygen, bipap), etc.


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