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Digitalin

Digoxin
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Clinical data
Pronunciation /dˈɒksn/, with a soft gee
Trade names Lanoxin, others
AHFS/Drugs.com Monograph
MedlinePlus a682301
Pregnancy
category
  • AU: A
  • US: C (Risk not ruled out)
Routes of
administration
by mouth, intravenous
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • AU: S4 (Prescription only)
  • UK: POM (Prescription only)
  • US: ℞-only
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability 60 to 80% (by mouth)
Protein binding 25%
Metabolism liver (16%)
Biological half-life 36 to 48 hours
(normal kidney function)
3.5 to 5 days
(impaired kidney function)
Excretion kidney
Identifiers
CAS Number
PubChem CID
IUPHAR/BPS
DrugBank
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ECHA InfoCard 100.040.047
Chemical and physical data
Formula C41H64O14
Molar mass 780.949 g/mol
3D model (JSmol)
Melting point 249.3 °C (480.7 °F)
Solubility in water 0.0648 mg/mL (20 °C)
  

Digoxin, sold under the brand name Lanoxin among others, is a medication used to treat various heart conditions. Most frequently it is used for atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, and heart failure. Digoxin is taken by mouth or by injection into a vein.

Common side effects include breast enlargement with other side effects generally due to an excessive dose. These side effects may include loss of appetite, nausea, trouble seeing, confusion, and an irregular heartbeat. Greater care is required in older people and those with poor kidney function. It is unclear whether use during pregnancy is safe. Digoxin is in the cardiac glycoside family of medications.

Digoxin was first isolated in 1930 from the foxglove plant, Digitalis lanata. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the most effective and safe medicines needed in a health system. The wholesale cost in the developing world is about 0.21 to 6.6 USD a month. In the United States it generally cost less than 25 USD per month, as of 2015.

The most common indications for digoxin are atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter with rapid ventricular response, though beta blockers and/or calcium channel blockers are often preferred.


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