Lanoxin Tablet

Uses

Digoxin is generally used in treatment of arrhythmias and heart failure

Side Effects

• Diarrhoea
• Dizziness
• Irregular heart beat
• Nausea
• Skin rash
• Visual disturbance
• Vomiting

How to use

Consume this medicine in the dosage and duration as per your doctors advise. While taking Digoxin, swallow it completely without crushing, breaking or chewing it. Digoxin is advised to be taken at a fixed time, but may be taken together with food (or) without food.

How it works

Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside that improves the condition by increasing the force of heart muscle contraction with every heart beat, thereby helping alter the irregular heartbeat to a normal rhythm. This makes the heart pump blood efficiently and helps inoughout the body.

Faqs

Q. Is Digoxin and digitalis the same drug?
Digoxin and digitalis are the same drugs. Always consult your doctor regarding its use.

Q. Is Digoxin a beta blocker/diuretic/potassium sparing/vasodilator/potassium wasting/blood thinner/ACE inhibitor/anticoagulant?
Digoxin is not beta blocker/diuretic/potassium sparing/vasodilator/potassium wasting/blood thinner/ACE inhibitor/anticoagulant. It belongs to a group of medicines called ‘cardiac glycosides'. Digoxin has side effect such as decreasing the potassium level, but it does not increase potassium excretion in the urine

Q. Is Digoxin nephrotoxic?
Digoxin is not nephrotoxic, it has no known toxic effect on the kidney.

Q. Is Digoxin still used?
Yes, Digoxin is still used. It used to treat certain cardiac problems such as heart failure and arrhythmias.

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