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Traditionally the Digoxin comes with the packing of 0.25 mg in tablet form. It is one of the most wonderful drug for congestive heart failure and supraventricular tachycardia. The physicians have been trying to use the drugs from ages since it's discovery. The drug has been giving toxic effects. The physicians tried to give holiday on each Sunday. Then tried to add one more on Saturday, without much benefit. Ultimately the physician stoped using the drug. The basic fault lies with the quantity of the drug in the tablet. This much quantity gives toxic effects. Physicians are unable to manage the problem and the drug is defamed. The correct dose should be 0.16 mg per tablet. You can give this much dose daily, with out any toxic effect, in most of the patients. Only thing is that the kidney function tests should be normal. You may need to give potassium supplement in some, specially when the patient is taking no food for a day or two.
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What should be the dose of digitalis in heart failure?
The dose of digitalis or digoxin has been a problem for many years. So many patients do not tolerate the digoxin. There is toxicity of the drug. Patients feels nausea and gets vomiting. He may land up in cardiac arrhythmia, if you continue the drug. For years the patient was given a holiday on Sunday. So he was not supposed to take the drug on Sunday. Then Saturday off was also added to this. But the toxicity continued to occur. The half life of the drug is 36 to 48 hours. So when the drug is given on alternate day, it was found to work without the toxicity in almost all the patients. It may not be totally effective in this dose to control the heart failure. But that is what you get from digoxin. If you want the drug to work more, the toxicity is the result of such an attempt. If you get toxicity in alternate day dose, then your patient is in hypokalemia. You should give oral potassium supplement in such a case. Above dose is for the patients with normal kidney functions.
From Which plant is the heart drug digoxin made?
Digoxin is derived from leaves of a digitalis plant, a drug that comes from the foxglove plant (digitalis purpurea).
What are the drug interactions associated with taking ginger?
Ginger can interfere with the digestion of iron- and fat-soluble vitamins. The herb can inhibit warfarin, a blood thinner. Ginger can also interfere with absorption of tetracycline, digoxin, sulfa drugs, and phenothiazines.
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Dart Drug ended in 1990.
Antidote for digoxin?
I have seen my teachers to use the drug phenytoin to treat the the over dose of digoxin. Digoxin is a poisonous drug. It may kill the person, with accidental over dose of the drug.
Is digoxin a therapeutic drug?
Digoxin is the best drug for congestive heart failure.Traditionally the Digoxin comes with the packing of 0.25 mg in tablet form. The physicians have been trying to use the drugs from ages since it's discovery. The drug has been giving toxic effects. The physicians tried to give holiday on each Sunday. Then tried to add one more on Saturday, without much benefit. Ultimately the physician stop using the drug. The basic fault lies with the quantity of the drug in the tablet. This much quantity gives toxic effects. Physicians are unable to manage the problem and the drug is defamed. The correct dose should be 0.18 mg per tablet. You can give this much dose with out any toxic effects, that too daily, in most of the patients. Only thing is that the kidney functions should be normal. You may need to give potassium supplement in some, specially when the patient is taking no food for a day or two.
What should be the dose of digitalis in heart failure?
The dose of digitalis or digoxin has been a problem for many years. So many patients do not tolerate the digoxin. There is toxicity of the drug. Patients feels nausea and gets vomiting. He may land up in cardiac arrhythmia, if you continue the drug. For years the patient was given a holiday on Sunday. So he was not supposed to take the drug on Sunday. Then Saturday off was also added to this. But the toxicity continued to occur. The half life of the drug is 36 to 48 hours. So when the drug is given on alternate day, it was found to work without the toxicity in almost all the patients. It may not be totally effective in this dose to control the heart failure. But that is what you get from digoxin. If you want the drug to work more, the toxicity is the result of such an attempt. If you get toxicity in alternate day dose, then your patient is in hypokalemia. You should give oral potassium supplement in such a case. Above dose is for the patients with normal kidney functions.
What tube is used for digoxin?
GOLD is incorrect. Digoxin is a heart drug. General chemistry drug tests use red top.
From Which plant is the heart drug digoxin made?
Digoxin is derived from leaves of a digitalis plant, a drug that comes from the foxglove plant (digitalis purpurea).
What color tube is used for digoxin?
GOLD is incorrect. Digoxin is a heart drug. General chemistry drug tests use red top.
What is digitalis or a drug called digoxin?
Digitalis has got digoxin and digitoxin in the extract of the plant Digitalis lanata. Digitoxin has got very long half life and should not be used in therapeutics. Digoxin is drug of therapeutic value. It is very good drug for congestive heart failure. Digoxin has very unique mode of action. It takes less oxygen for heart to do the same amount of work. Alternately, your heart work more with the same amount of oxygen, when on digoxin. You may give the loading dose of two tablets of 0.25 mg. Fallowed by one after say twelve hours. Then 3/4 tablet daily after 24 hours. When there is no urgency, you should give 3/4 tablet daily, from the begining. You may need to give potassium supplement in some, specially when the patient is taking no food for a day or two. With signs of toxic effects, you should stop the drug. The rule of thumb is 'Nausea'. When the patient feels like vomiting, he may be getting overdose of digoxin. Otherwise, there may be hypokalemia or low level of potassium. Most common cause for the same is no food intake or loose motion. If you continue to give digoxin, patient will go for vomiting. Natures way to get rid of digoxin. if you continue to give digoxin, you have serious side effects, like digoxin induced cardiac arrhythmias.
What is the Digibind drug?
Digibind is a drug which can bind to digoxin so as to prevent possible overdose.
How often should digoxin levels be checked?
Tough question! Digoxin is a quirky drug. It has a very tight blood level of effectiveness between not working at all and being toxic. Additionally, blood levels can be affected by other drugs and conditions. For example, calcium levels and thyroid function can greatly affect the required dose of digoxin. I am afraid only your doctor can answer this question. Your doc is the only one who knows you well enough. However, the fact that your SVT is controlled is a good sign!
What is pharmacokinetic of Digoxin?
Digoxin is a drug used to treat heart rhythm problems. It can also treat heart failure and angiotensin converting enzymes.
What is digibind?
Digibind is a drug that is used in the treatment of digoxin toxixity. It uses antibody fragments to mop up digoxin in the body before escorting it to the kidney where it is excreted.
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