Case Report

Digoxin’s Interactions with Various Drugs and A Case Report

Volume: 3 Number: 2 December 15, 2021
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Digoxin’s Interactions with Various Drugs and A Case Report

Abstract

Digoxin is a drug commonly used to achieve rate control in heart failure and atrial fibrillation with some form of arrhythmia. It shows a positive inotropic effect by inhibiting the Na + / K + ATPase pump in the myocardial cell membrane. Since digoxin is a drug with a narrow therapeutic range, the therapeutic dose range should be monitored and the individual dose regimen should be established, taking care of plasma concentrations. Factors such as patient's age, renal dysfunction, abnormal electrolyte values, drug-drug or drug-plant interactions increase the risk of intoxication. Patients may present with nausea and vomiting in digoxin intoxication and may present with ventricular arrhythmias with fatal rhythm disorders. Although digoxin should be discontinued as treatment, accompanying electrolyte imbalances should be treated. In patients with malignant arrhythmias, digoxin-specific antibodies should be considered in treatment. In this review, various drug-drug interactions that are frequently observed and easily prevented in patients taking digoxin are discussed with a case report.

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We also thank Hafize Tan.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Emergency Medicine

Journal Section

Case Report

Publication Date

December 15, 2021

Submission Date

February 13, 2021

Acceptance Date

December 10, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 3 Number: 2

APA
Şengül, F., Yalcin, M. U., Vatansev, H., & Çomaklı, H. (2021). Digoxin’s Interactions with Various Drugs and A Case Report. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology, 3(2), 39-42. https://doi.org/10.51262/ejtox.879398
AMA
1.Şengül F, Yalcin MU, Vatansev H, Çomaklı H. Digoxin’s Interactions with Various Drugs and A Case Report. Eurasian J Tox. 2021;3(2):39-42. doi:10.51262/ejtox.879398
Chicago
Şengül, Fatma, Muhammed Ulvi Yalcin, Hüsamettin Vatansev, and Hakan Çomaklı. 2021. “Digoxin’s Interactions With Various Drugs and A Case Report”. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology 3 (2): 39-42. https://doi.org/10.51262/ejtox.879398.
EndNote
Şengül F, Yalcin MU, Vatansev H, Çomaklı H (December 1, 2021) Digoxin’s Interactions with Various Drugs and A Case Report. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology 3 2 39–42.
IEEE
[1]F. Şengül, M. U. Yalcin, H. Vatansev, and H. Çomaklı, “Digoxin’s Interactions with Various Drugs and A Case Report”, Eurasian J Tox, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 39–42, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.51262/ejtox.879398.
ISNAD
Şengül, Fatma - Yalcin, Muhammed Ulvi - Vatansev, Hüsamettin - Çomaklı, Hakan. “Digoxin’s Interactions With Various Drugs and A Case Report”. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology 3/2 (December 1, 2021): 39-42. https://doi.org/10.51262/ejtox.879398.
JAMA
1.Şengül F, Yalcin MU, Vatansev H, Çomaklı H. Digoxin’s Interactions with Various Drugs and A Case Report. Eurasian J Tox. 2021;3:39–42.
MLA
Şengül, Fatma, et al. “Digoxin’s Interactions With Various Drugs and A Case Report”. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology, vol. 3, no. 2, Dec. 2021, pp. 39-42, doi:10.51262/ejtox.879398.
Vancouver
1.Fatma Şengül, Muhammed Ulvi Yalcin, Hüsamettin Vatansev, Hakan Çomaklı. Digoxin’s Interactions with Various Drugs and A Case Report. Eurasian J Tox. 2021 Dec. 1;3(2):39-42. doi:10.51262/ejtox.879398

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