Digoxin: -Class -Dose -Indication -Side effects -Risks -Monitoing

-Cardiac glycoside -Dependent on age/lean body weight & renal function -Used in heart failure & arrhythmias -Anorexia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, ab pain, headaches & confusion -Hypokaelamia (predisposes to toxicity), higher toxicity risk in renal impairment -Sampling for serum levels should be taken at least 6 hrs after the last dose (therapeutic range 0.5-1microgram/L) -Heart rate, BP, ECG & K+