Digoxin Medication Summary
No separate FDA Medication Guide was found for this label. This summary is based on FDA/DailyMed prescribing information.
What is this medication?
Digoxin is described in FDA/DailyMed prescribing information. No separate FDA Medication Guide was found for this label. This summary is based on FDA/DailyMed prescribing information.
What is this medication used for?
1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside indicated for: Treatment of mild to moderate heart failure in adults. ( 1.1 ) Increasing myocardial contractility in pediatric patients with heart failure. ( 1.2 ) Control of resting ventricular rate in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation in adults. ( 1.3 ) 1.1 Heart Failure in Adults Digoxin tablets are indicated for the treatment of mild to moderate heart failure in adults. Digoxin tablets increases left ventricular ejection fraction and improves heart failure symptoms as evidenced by improved exercise capacity and decreased heart failure-related hospitalizations and emergency care, while having no effect on mortality. Where.
What should I know before taking it?
Digoxin tablets are contraindicated in patients with: Ventricular fibrillation [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1)] Known hypersensitivity to digoxin (reactions seen include unexplained rash, swelling of the mouth, lips or throat or a difficulty in breathing). A hypersensitivity reaction to other digitalis preparations usually constitutes a contraindication to digoxin.
What important warnings are listed?
5 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS Risk of rapid ventricular response leading to ventricular fibrillation in patients with AV accessory pathway. ( 5.1 ) Risk of advanced or complete heart block in patients with sinus node disease and AV block. ( 5.2 ) Digoxin toxicity: Indicated by nausea, vomiting, visual disturbances, and cardiac arrhythmias. Advanced age, low body weight, impaired renal function and electrolyte abnormalities predispose to toxicity. ( 5.3 ) Risk of ventricular arrhythmias during electrical cardioversion. ( 5.4 ) Not recommended in patients with acute myocardial infarction. ( 5.5 ) Avoid digoxin in patients with myocarditis. ( 5.6 ) 5.1 Ventricular Fibrillation in Patients With.
How is this medication usually taken?
Unscored Tablets: 62.5 mcg are peach colored, round shaped, flat faced, beveled edge, uncoated tablets debossed with ‘D’ and ‘62’ on one side and plain on the other side. Scored Tablets: 125 mcg are white to off-white, round shaped, flat faced, beveled edge, scored, uncoated tablets debossed with “D” "125" (“D” above the score and "125" below the score) on one side and plain on the other side. Scored Tablets: 250 mcg are white to off-white, round shaped, biconvex, scored, uncoated tablets, debossed with “D” “250” (“D” above the score and “250” below the score) on one side and plain on the other side.
What side effects are listed?
The following adverse reactions are included in more detail in the Warnings and Precautions section of the label: Cardiac arrhythmias [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1 , 5.2)] Digoxin Toxicity [see Warnings and Precautions (5.3)]
What interactions are listed?
Digoxin has a narrow therapeutic index, increased monitoring of serum digoxin concentrations and for potential signs and symptoms of clinical toxicity is necessary when initiating, adjusting, or discontinuing drugs that may interact with digoxin. Prescribers should consult the prescribing information of any drug which is co-prescribed with digoxin for potential drug interaction information.
Where can I find the official prescribing information?
Review the full prescribing information on DailyMed: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=1cfd4e43-56f0-d182-e063-6394a90ad231
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