Question 1

what is the definition or description of: digoxin overdose?

Accepted Answer

Too much digoxin : Some of the symptoms include fatigue, confusion, yellow vision, abdominal cramps, diarrhea.  It also can cause bradycardia or slow heart rate and changes in your ekg.  Usually blood tests are taken to check on the level and to adjust the dose .  If you think you have an overdose, you should go to the emergency room.

Question 2

what is the treatment for digoxin overdose?

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Digibind (digoxin immune fab): There is a medication that can be given to pull digoxin out of the body.

Question 3

what is the treatment for digitek (digoxin) overdose?

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Digibind (digoxin immune fab): And stopping the drug until the effects of the toxicity is over.

Question 4

how do you go off digoxin?

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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 5

is it easy to od on digitek or digoxin?

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

Question 6

please describe the medication: digitek (digoxin)?

Accepted Answer

Digitek (digoxin): This is a branded form of digoxin or digitalis which is a medicine used to regulate heart rate.  Most often to control heart rate in patients with atrial fibrillation.  On occasion it is used to improve contractility or pumping in patients with heart failure.  It was obtained from the digitalis or foxglove plant.

Question 7

could lanoxin(medicine) be a substitute for digoxin?

Accepted Answer

Lanoxin (digoxin): Lanoxin is digoxin.

Question 8

is there an alternative to digoxin for a male aged 79?

Accepted Answer

Yes: There are many alternatives to digoxin, but this depends on the reason digoxin was being used. Depending on the reason it was being used (eg. Rate or rhythm control or congestive heart failure), appropriate meds can be used. This should be discussed with your doctor.

Question 9

are digoxin 0,25 mg and betametildigoxin 0,1 mg equivalent?

Accepted Answer

Depends on age: Betametildigoxin (BMD) is a newer drug, &amp; therefore not well studied. What I read indicates that it is b/w 1.4 to 1.6 times more "available" (i.e., better absorbed from the stomach) than standard digoxin. However, in the elderly, the number cd b lower; also, the amount of time that BMD sticks around in the blood is longer. The best way to know is to get your blood levels checked &amp; adjust dose if needed

Question 10

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.

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