Question 1

what number of tablets should the person take for the digoxin?

Accepted Answer

Digoxin: This drug is poison if taken to excess. You should take only the dosage prescribed by the doctor.

Question 2

what to do if i need lanoxin (digoxin) 25 mg tablet urgently. i have checked out many places?

Accepted Answer

0.25: You can search in every pharmacy in the world and you're never going to find a 25 mg dose of lanoxin (digoxin). However, every pharmacy will carry 0.25 mg which is very common.

Question 3

can you take gnc ripped vitapak for women if you are on bystolic (nebivolol) and digoxin? it has niacin and water pill in it.

Accepted Answer

Not a good idea!: This product has a compendium of some useful ingredients, but mostly at ineffective doses. Heart over stimulation is possible from the "thermogenic blend" that has 200 mg caffeine and may have other harmful  heart effects. No diuretic rx is included, but a diuretic effect from caffeine dose would be expected. The added Niacin is at an insignificant dose and not interactive. There are better otc's.

Question 4

is the administration of digoxin (lanoxin) by injection any less safe than oral administration? approximately how long does it take to inject 250 mcg?

Accepted Answer

DIGOXIN: It is safe if done right. It should be injected slowly and the right dose lasting few minutes.

Question 5

what is digitek (digoxin)?

Accepted Answer

Digoxin: Digitek is a name for digoxin, a medication used for heart failure.

Question 6

how do you go off digoxin?

Accepted Answer

Stop it: Just stop it. But why were you on it to begin with? You shouldn't stop a medication without letting the person  who prescribed it know what you're doing - there may be important reasons you were on it and a substitute may be necessary/prudent.

Question 7

how long does digoxin to work?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Depends on what route you give digoxin . The drug can be given intravenously, intramuscular or by oral route . The effect is fastest when given intravenously as is usually done to control rapid pulse . When given orally a loading dose can be given  to achieve a rapid blood level followed by a maintenance dose. If the kidneys ar working normally , it takes about 5 days to achieve  a stable  level.

Question 8

what is lanoxin (digoxin) used for?

Accepted Answer

Regulate heart beat: There are two major indications for Lanoxin (digoxin ) to regular heart beat and to treat congestion in congestive heart failure it is often an additive to other medications rather than a stand alone medication.

Question 9

is it easy to od on digitek or digoxin?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Yes they are tricky meds, with a small difference between not enough and too much (called a small therapeutic index).

Question 10

please describe the medication: digoxin?

Accepted Answer

Heart drug: It is a heart drug...A purified product of the foxglove plant.  It has effects which include strengthening the contraction of the heart muscle, slowing conduction of the heart's electrical impulse through the av node and thereby helping to slow the heart rate during atrial fibrillation.  Because of potential toxicity, its use has been largely replaced by beta blocking drugs.

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Can you take gnc ripped vitapak for women if you are on bystolic (nebivolol) and digoxin? it has niacin and water pill in it.

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Is the administration of digoxin (lanoxin) by injection any less safe than oral administration? approximately how long does it take to inject 250 mcg?

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What is digitek (digoxin)?

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Please describe the medication: digoxin?

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