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Theophylline vs Caffeine - What's the difference?

theophylline | caffeine |

As nouns the difference between theophylline and caffeine

is that theophylline is methylxanthine drug used in therapy for respiratory diseases such as COPD or asthma while caffeine is an alkaloid, C8H10N4O2, found naturally in tea and coffee plants which acts as a mild stimulant of the central nervous system.

theophylline

English

(wikipedia theophylline)

Noun

  • (pharmaceutical drug) Methylxanthine drug used in therapy for respiratory diseases such as COPD or asthma.

    • caffeine

    English

    Alternative forms

    * caffein

    Noun

    (-)
  • An alkaloid, C8H10N4O2, found naturally in tea and coffee plants which acts as a mild stimulant of the central nervous system.

    • See also

    * ("caffeine" on Wikipedia) English words not following the I before E except after C rule ----