Digoxin is an oral medication used to treat heart problems such as congestive heart failure and arrhythmias and can be used in adults and children without age restriction.
Digoxin, which can be sold as tablets or oral elixir, should only be used with a prescription because it can be toxic to the body at high doses and can be bought in prescription pharmacies. This medicine may also be used for injection in the hospital by a nurse.
Price
The price of Digoxin varies between 3 and 12 reais.
Indications
Digoxin is indicated for the treatment of heart problems such as congestive heart failure and arrhythmias, where there is variation in the heartbeat rhythm.
How to use
The mode of use of Digoxin should be doctor-oriented and adjusted for each patient, according to age, body weight and renal function, and it is essential for the patient to follow the doctor's guidelines because the use of doses higher than those prescribed by the physician can be toxic.
Side effects
Side effects of Digoxin include dizziness, blurred vision, dizziness, changes in heartbeat, diarrhea, malaise, redness and itching of the skin, depression, stomach pain, hallucinations, headache, fatigue, weakness and breast growth in the prolonged use of Digoxin.
In addition, the use of Digoxin may change the result of the electrocardiogram, so it is important to tell the examiner if you are taking this medicine.
Contraindications
Digoxin is contraindicated in patients with hypersensitivity to the components of the formula, and in patients with atrioventricular or intermittent block, other types of arrhythmia such as ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation, for example, and with other heart diseases such as hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, example.
Digoxin should also not be used without a prescription, and in pregnancy.
