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  Vol. 135 No. 2, February 1981 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Monitoring children on sustained-release therapy by salivary theophylline levels

H. W. Kelly, W. M. Hadley, S. A. Murphy and B. G. Skipper

The serum-saliva theophylline level ratio was measured in 19 chronically asthmatic children after their conditions were stabilized on a sustained-release theophylline preparation. Simultaneous serum and saliva samples were collected at 0, 4, 6, and 10 hours after theophylline dose and measured by high-pressure liquid chromatography. The mean ratio for the group of 1.52 +/- 0.64 approximated the mean ratio from previous reports. However, the correlation coefficient (r = .80) was lower, and the interpatient and intrapatient variability (25% and 23%) much higher, than in previous reports. The possible mechanism of these findings in relation to sustained-release preparations are discussed. These data question the use of salivary theophylline determinations to monitor therapy. Dosage should be based on serum measurements.

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