Clinical pharmacokinetics of amoxycillin and theophylline during cotreatment with both medicaments

The influence of amoxycillin and theophylline on their mutual steady-state pharmacokinetics was studied in healthy adults by comparing the pharmacokinetic parameters as obtained during a 10-day course of each drug alone and after giving the drugs in combination. Amoxycillin and theophylline plasma concentrations were measured by means of HPLC methods. On the 9th day of each of the two periods of drug administration, a concentration-time curve was evaluated. These showed no influence of theophylline on absorption, elimination or volume of distribution of amoxycillin, demonstrating that the mean steady-state plasma concentrations were not significantly different during the two treatments. Amoxycillin also has no significant effect on theophylline steady-state pharmacokinetics. It is concluded that both drugs can be given concomitantly without any dosage adjustment.