Acebrophylline+doxofylline

If you are allergic to Acebrophylline+doxofylline or any other medicines, please tell your doctor. You are recommended to avoid taking Acebrophylline+doxofylline with chocolate and caffeinated foods such as cocoa beans or tea leaves as they may increase the risk of severity of side effects. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, please consult a doctor before using Acebrophylline+doxofylline. Do not take Acebrophylline+doxofylline if you have low blood pressure, irregular heartbeats, hemodynamic instability (unstable blood pressure), or had a heart attack. Acebrophylline+doxofylline should be used with caution in congestive heart failure patients as these patients have slow drug clearance even after stopping treatment with Acebrophylline+doxofylline leading to high blood levels. If your breathing worsens or you often wake up at night with asthma, experience chest tightness in the morning, or lasts longer than usual, please consult a doctor immediately as these might be signs indicating that your asthma is not controlled properly and requires an alternate or additional treatment.

Drug-Drug Interaction: Acebrophylline+doxofylline may interact with water pills (furosemide), medicines used to treat gout (allopurinol), antacid (cimetidine), antibiotics (ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, amoxicillin, doxycycline, clindamycin, lincomycin), drugs used to lower high blood pressure (diltiazem, verapamil, propranolol), heart-related medicines (isoprenaline), anthelmintic (thiabendazole),  corticosteroids (prednisone), oral contraceptives (ethinylestradiol), central nervous system stimulant (ephedrine), flu vaccine (influenza vaccine) and anticonvulsants (phenytoin).

Drug-Food Interaction: Acebrophylline+doxofylline may interact with caffeine. Therefore, avoid intake of Acebrophylline+doxofylline with chocolate and caffeine-containing foods such as cocoa beans and tea leaves as they may increase the risk of severity of side effects. Also, avoid intake of alcohol with Acebrophylline+doxofylline as it may increase drowsiness.

Drug-Disease Interaction: Avoid taking Acebrophylline+doxofylline if you have low blood pressure, irregular heartbeats, hemodynamic instability (unstable blood pressure) or had a heart attack. If you have hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid), irregular heartbeats, viral infections, congestive heart failure, hypoxemia (low oxygen levels in the blood), pulmonary heart diseases, heart failure, high blood pressure, fits, gastric or duodenal ulcers, heart diseases, kidney or liver insufficiency, inform your doctor before taking Acebrophylline+doxofylline.

• Eat foods rich in potassium such as tomatoes, bananas, asparagus, oranges, potatoes, avocados, dark leafy greens, and beetroots as potassium is important for lung function and a potassium deficiency may cause breathing problems.
• Drink plenty of fluids every day to thin mucus which makes it easier to cough out.
• Maintain a diet that includes complex carbohydrates such as lentils, beans, barley, oats, quinoa, bran, peas, and potatoes with skin.
• Limit or avoid the intake of caffeinated drinks such as tea, coffee, soda, and energy drinks like red bull.
• Eat protein-rich foods such as meat, fish (particularly salmon, sardines, and mackerel), eggs, and poultry.
• Exercise regularly to strengthen your breathing muscles and boost your immune system. Learning breathing exercises will help you move more air in and out of your lungs.
• Quit smoking as it may reduce the effectiveness of the Acebrophylline+doxofylline and irritate the lungs worsening breathing problems.

Regular blood tests are recommended while taking Acebrophylline+doxofylline to monitor potassium levels and levels of Acebrophylline+doxofylline in the blood.