Digitek (Digoxin Tablets) Drug Center: Guide to Drug Information for Professionals, Patients and Caregivers at RxList

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May 27, 2012

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What is Prescribing information?

The FDA package insert formatted in easy-to-find categories for health professionals and clinicians.

Digitek Prescribing Information: Indications & Dosage

Heart Failure: DIGITEK (digoxin tablets) is indicated for the treatment of mild to moderate heart failure. Digoxin increases left ventricular ejection fraction and improves heart failure symptoms as evidenced by exercise capacity and heart failure-related hospitalizations and emergency care, while having no effect on mortality. Where possible, digoxin should be used with a diuretic and an angiotensin-conver ting enzyme inhibitor, but an optimal order for star ting these three drugs cannot be specified.

Atrial Fibrillation: DIGITEK (digoxin tabl...

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What is Patient information?

Easy-to-read and understand detailed drug information and pill images for the patient or caregiver from Cerner Multum.

Digitek Patient Information: Side Effects

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:

fast, slow, or uneven heart rate;
bloody or black, tarry stools;
blurred vision, yellowed vision; or
confusion, hallucinations, unusual thoughts or behavior.

Less serious side effects may include:

mild nausea, vomiting, diarrhea;
feeling weak or dizzy;

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What is Consumer information?

A concise overview of the drug for the patient or caregiver from First DataBank.

Digitek Consumer Information: Uses

Digoxin is used to treat heart failure, usually along with other medications. It is also used to treat a certain type of irregular heartbeat (chronic atrial fibrillation). Treating heart failure may help maintain your ability to walk and exercise and may improve the strength of your heart. Treating an irregular heartbeat can decrease the risk for blood clots, an effect that may reduce your risk for a heart attack or stroke.

Digoxin belongs to a class of medications called cardiac glycosides. It works by affecting certain minerals (sodium and potassium) inside heart cells. This reduces strai...

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