The therapeutic level of theophylline is directly related to the blood levels achieved from the administration of the medication on a regular schedule. Factors affecting the therapeutic level include: (Select all that apply.)
1. variance in rates of absorption.
2. fluid intake.
3. metabolism and elimination.
4. age of the patient.
1, 3, 4
Factors affecting therapeutic theophylline blood levels are variance in rate of absorption, meta-bolism and elimination of the drug, differing levels of theophylline in each product, and the pa-tient's age.
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