Your doctor may adjust your dose as needed
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Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside derived from the foxglove plant (digitalis species)
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Brand names Why is this medication prescribed? Digoxin is used to treat heart failure and abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias)
Digoxin is also available as an
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside long used to treat congestive heart failure and found recently to show antitumor potential
Initial: 400 to 600 mcg of digoxin capsules generally produces a detectable effect in 0
Procedure Details What does digoxin do? Digoxin can: Help your heart muscle pump with more force
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Abstract Digoxin, which is one of the most commonly prescribed drugs for the treatment of heart failure, is mainly eliminated from the circulation by the kidney
Infants 1 – 24 months: 30 – 50 mcg/kg in three divided doses
Digoxin is usually taken once a day
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7 Digoxin is classified as a cardiac glycoside and was initially approved by the FDA in 1954
Maintenance dose: 5–10 mcg/kg given daily in 2 divided doses
Advise parents or caregivers that the symptoms of digoxin toxicity in pediatric patients may include weight loss, failure to thrive in infants, abdominal pain, and behavioral disturbances
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It has wide-ranging beneficial effects and continues to play an important role in the contemporary management of appropriately selected patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation
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IV is usually started in the hospital setting and later transitioned to PO
Irrespective of the indication, a low dose of 0
It is also used for atrial fibrillation to reduce the ventricular rate
Digoxin is used to treat certain heart problems such as some arrhythmias (called atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter) and heart failure
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