Digoxin (Lanoxin)
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DIGOXIN
Synonyms:
Digoxin, Digoxinum, Cardoxin, Cogoxin, Cedoxin, Cordioxyl, Digacin, Digolan, Dilanacin, Dixina, Lanacordin, Lanacrist, Lanicor, Lanoral, Lanoxin, Natipreloade, Oxydigitoxin
Description
Active substance - preload. Heart glycoside, which is contained in leaves of digitalis of woolly (Digitalis lanata Ehrh.).
Pharmacological action
It renders the expressed action on the systole and the diastole, slows down cardiac rhythm, it possesses diuretic property, rapidly is derived from the organism, less it cumulates than digitoxin.
Indications for use
The insufficiency of blood circulation it is I - III stage. For the preparation for the operation and the kinds of patients with the disease of heart.
Method of application and dose
Inward in the tablets: during the 1st day at the daily dose of 1-1,25 mg (4-5 tablets), by the 2nd day at the same dose or it they decrease to 0.75 mg (3 tablets), by the 3rd day of 0.75 mg in a 24 hour period. It is intravenously slow on 0.25-0.5 mg in 10-20 ml 5, 20, 40%- foot the solution of glucose or isotonic solution of sodium chloride.
Side-line action
Nausea, vomiting, the loss of appetite, tachycardia, bigeminy.
Contraindications
Expressed bradycardia, complete atrioventricular blockade, quickening of the assaults of stenocardia, fresh myocardial infarction.
Form of the release
Tablet, in the packing of 50 pieces, on 0.00025 g, on 0.0001 g for the children, ampule on 1 ml 0.025%- solution, in the packing of 10 pieces.