Your healthcare provider will need to monitor you closely while you are taking digoxin
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About digoxin Who can and cannot take it How and when to take it Side effects Pregnancy, breastfeeding and fertility Taking it with other medicines and herbal supplements Common questions - When monitoring digoxin, blood levels should be drawn no sooner than 6 hours after the most recent dose
The risk of digoxin toxicity is potentiated in elderly patients and in those with renal impairment WARNING: Monitor apical pulse for 1 min before administering; hold dose if pulse < 60 in adult or < 90 in infant; retake pulse in 1 hr
Clinical Information
It is vital the nurse knows how the drug works, how to monitor for toxicity, and how to check the
The healthcare professional would also listen for any skipped beats and abnormal rhythm changes
The more common side effects that can occur with digoxin include: diarrhea
Although not as frequent as previously, digoxin is still being used in the management of chronic atrial fibrillation and mild to moderate heart failure (1, 2)
If digoxin makes you vomit or have severe diarrhoea for more than 24 hours, your contraceptive pills may not protect you from pregnancy
Digoxin comes as a tablet or liquid
Have second practitioner independently check original order and dose calculations
Potassium > 6 mmol/L or a significantly rising trend
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