[The pharmacokinetics of theopek--a new Soviet prolonged-action drug form of theophylline--in patients with bronchial asthma].

Pharmacokinetics of theopek--a new original slow release formulation of theophylline--as compared with theotard and theodur was studied in patients with bronchial asthma. The pharmacokinetic parameters of this product were shown to be comparable. A significant correlation between blood theophylline concentration and the bronchodilating and diuretic effects in patients with bronchial asthma was revealed.