Journal article
Anti-Allergy and Anti-Asthma Drugs
Abstract
Six classes of drug may be prescribed in the treatment of airway hyperreactivity and allergy. Use of the methylxanthine theophylline requires that plasma drug concentrations be monitored because of its pharmacokinetic properties and narrow therapeutic range. β2-Selective adrenergic agonists, glucocorticoids, sodium cromoglycate and the quaternary antimuscarinic ipratopium achieve specificity of drug action on the bronchi with minimal side …
Authors
Sweeney GD; MacLeod SM
Journal
Clinical Pharmacokinetics, Vol. 17, No. Suppl 1, pp. 156–168
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 1989
DOI
10.2165/00003088-198900171-00011
ISSN
0312-5963