When determining theophylline in the blood serum by the spectrophotometric method, urobilinogen with the help of Ehrlich reagent may distort results (when taking high doses). More often the anaphylactic reaction develops after intravenous administration of large doses.
Parenteral administration is recommended only if oral administration (nausea, vomiting, malabsorption syndrome, preoperative and / or postoperative conditions) is not possible.
With encephalopathy Wernicke, the appointment of dextrose should precede the administration of thiamine.
Children should not use a 5% solution,because low dosages are used for this category of patients (0.0125 g thiamine chloride, ie 0.5 ml 2.5% solution), which is difficult to obtain from a 5% solution.