Lanoxin 0.125 mg Tablet 100pcs

What Digoxin is used for:

• Digoxin is used to treat arrhythmias (irregular heartbeat) and heart failure.

Do not take Digoxin:

• If you’re allergic to the active substance, other cardiac glycosides or any other component of this medicine.
• If you have heart conduction problems, especially Stokes-Adams syndrome.
• If you have an irregular heartbeat caused by cardiac glycoside intoxication or conditions such as Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.
• If you have obstructive cardiomyopathy (enlargement of the heart muscle).

Warnings and precautions:

• Talk to your doctor about all your medical conditions before taking this medicine including:
• If you have other heart problems.
• If you have respiratory problems.
• If you have had a heart attack before.
• If you have problems with your thyroid gland.
• If you have abnormal levels of potassium, magnesium or calcium in your blood.
• This medicine may cause other heart problems with symptoms similar to your condition.
• Talk to your doctor if you keep experiencing symptoms.

Possible side effects;

• Stop using this product and seek immediate medical help if you develop rash; hives; itching; red, swollen, blistered, or peeling skin; wheezing; tightness in the chest or throat; trouble breathing, swallowing, or talking; unusual hoarseness; or swelling of the mouth, face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Serious side effects:

• Heart palpitations, chest pain, shortness of breath or sweating.
• These can be symptoms of a serious heart problem caused by new irregular heartbeats.
• Call your doctor.

Other medicines and Digoxin:

Tell your doctor about all the medicines you are taking.

Digoxin interacts with a lot of medicines including:

• Medicines that affect the heart
• Diuretics (water tablets)
• Lithium
• Corticosteroids
• Antifungals
• Antibiotics
• Anti-viral medicine
• Non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
• Antacids
• Blood pressure medicine

How to take Digoxin:

• Take exactly as indicated by your doctor.
• Your doctor will determine the right dose for you based on your condition and severity.
• The injection should be given as a slow infusion into a vein over a period of 10 to 20 minutes.
• First you are given a loading dose to get your Digoxin levels up to the correct level quickly.
• It is usually between 0.75-1 mg.
• Then you will be taking a maintenance dose daily.
• It is usually between 0.125-0.25 mg daily.

How to store Digoxin:

• Store at room temperature below 77°F (25°C).
• Keep this medicine out of reach of children.
• Do not use this medicine after the expiry date stated on the package.
• The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.

*Dosage form and route of administration of Digoxin 0.25 mg tablets, 0.0625 mg tablets, 0.25 mg/ml solution for injection, and 0.05 mg/ml elixir should be prescribed according to therapeutic indication and disease severity of each individual patient.