Calcium channel blockers and terbutaline--a positive interaction
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T N Sharma1, R Gulati, P R Gupta
1Hospital for Chest and Tuberculosis, Jaipur.
The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases & Allied Sciences
|October 1, 1990
Abstract:
The role of two calcium channel blockers, nifedipine and verapamil was investigated in patients of bronchial asthma. Both the drugs given orally produced an insignificant rise in PEFR, FEF25-75% and FEV1. Given along with terbutaline, however, these drugs produced significantly greater increase in PEFR, FEF25-75% and FEV1 as compared to patients receiving terbutaline alone. The two calcium channel blockers also inhibited the terbutaline induced tremors and palpitation.