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Zyflo |
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- Description - |
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Zyflo tablets prevent and relieve the symptoms of chronic asthma. The drug works by relaxing the muscles in the walls of your airways, allowing them to open wider, and by reducing inflammation, swelling, and mucus secretion in the lungs. |
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Abdominal pain,headache,indigestion,loss of strength,muscle aches,nausea,pain |
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Astemizole (Hismanal)
Beta blockers (a type of heart and blood pressure medication) such as Inderal, Sectral, and Tenormin
Calcium channel blockers (another type of heart and blood pressure medication) such as Calan, Cardizem, and Procardia
Cisapride (Propulsid)
Cyclosporine (Sandimmune, Neoral)
Terfenadine (Seldane)
Theophylline (Theo-Dur)
Warfarin (Coumadin)
While you are taking Zyflo, your theophylline dosage may need to be lowered, and your theophylline levels will have to be carefully watched. Dosages of Inderal may also need reduction, and warfarin dosages may need adjustment as well.
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- Manufacturer - |
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Abbott Pharmaceutical |
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1 Abbott Park Road |
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Abbott Park, IL 60064-3500 |
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USA |
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