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Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 7e
Chapter 186. Methylxanthines and Nicotine
Sections: Methylxanthines and Nicotine: Introduction, Methylxanthines, Nicotine, Acknowledgments, References.
Topics Discussed: caffeine; methylxanthine; nicotine; theophylline; xanthine or xanthine derivative.
Excerpt:"Methylxanthines (including theophylline, theobromine, caffeine,
and nicotine) are plant-derived alkaloids with ubiquitous use in
beverages (caffeine in coffee and soda), foods (theobromine in chocolate),
tobacco products (nicotine), and medications (theophylline and caffeine).
They have shared pharmacologic properties and very similar pharmacodynamic
effects. Newer methylxanthine derivatives include pentoxifylline (an
anti-inflammatory) and doxofylline.1..."
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