There are other brands of theophylline. This drug has been on the market for a while. Not many asthmatics use it, but I still doubt that all of the theophylline brands are being discontinued. Where did you hear that?

the only thing I've read about it is that they are taking the OTC pills off the market (primatene tabs). I haven't been taking theophylline, though, so I'm not up to speed on it. I'm sorry that they are taking something off the market that works for you... [img]http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/frown.gif[/img] That's not cool... I'll keep looking into it, though, I'd kinda' like to know WHY they are d/cing it.

Had asthma my entire life, 46 now. I heard something a few years back too, about a type or maybe a brand of uniphyl was reverting back to it's base chemicals in the bottles on the shelf, that's why it was pulled so fast. I don't know what it breaking down to or why it would not remain stable but that's what I had heard(from a doc).
I know I would take some that would send me around the moon with the shakes at times.

I still get theophylline today and I have loved it from the beginning. I sleep almost too light on it but I never have a night time asthma attack when I use it. Most Docs I know think it's an old-fashioned drug. One Doc told me it's too old to make share holders rich like the newer drugs can, so it gets prescribed less and less. I've had to fight to get to keep it with some Docs during my life but now I have a good Doc that listens.