digoxin
noun
di·gox·in
di-ˈjäk-sən 
-ˈgäk-
: a poisonous cardiotonic steroid C41H64O14 obtained from a foxglove (Digitalis lanata) and used especially to treat atrial fibrillation
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Fiber supplements may interact with diabetes medications and interfere with your body’s ability to absorb certain medications, such as tricyclic antidepressants, carbamazepine, digoxin, lithium, or diabetes medications.
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Erika Prouty, Verywell Health, 11 Apr. 2024
Researchers also found that taking calcium supplements with the heart medication digoxin can cause a toxic reaction.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2024
When taken with digoxin (used to treat heart failure and heart rhythm issues), St. John’s wort can lower the effectiveness of the drug.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2024
These include aspirin, which came from willow bark, a heart failure drug called digoxin that was sourced from foxglove plants, and the anti-malarial treatment called quinine that was isolated from a cinchona tree’s bark.
—Molly Glick, Discover Magazine, 17 June 2021
This includes various cancer drugs, such as methotrexate; antibiotics, such as penicillin and clindamycin; pain medications, such as morphine and lidocaine; and cardiac medication, such as atropine and digoxin.
—Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2023
Classified as a cardiac glycoside, digoxin works by affecting calcium activity.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2022
Physicians use digitalis medicines like digoxin, which are derived from members of the foxglove family of plants, to treat congestive heart failure and heart rhythm problems.
—Brad Reisfeld, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2023
From 1987 to 2003, nurse Charles Cullen murdered at least 29 of his patients, often using digoxin.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2022
Erika Prouty, Verywell Health, 11 Apr. 2024
Researchers also found that taking calcium supplements with the heart medication digoxin can cause a toxic reaction.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2024
When taken with digoxin (used to treat heart failure and heart rhythm issues), St. John’s wort can lower the effectiveness of the drug.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2024
These include aspirin, which came from willow bark, a heart failure drug called digoxin that was sourced from foxglove plants, and the anti-malarial treatment called quinine that was isolated from a cinchona tree’s bark.
—Molly Glick, Discover Magazine, 17 June 2021
This includes various cancer drugs, such as methotrexate; antibiotics, such as penicillin and clindamycin; pain medications, such as morphine and lidocaine; and cardiac medication, such as atropine and digoxin.
—Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2023
Classified as a cardiac glycoside, digoxin works by affecting calcium activity.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2022
Physicians use digitalis medicines like digoxin, which are derived from members of the foxglove family of plants, to treat congestive heart failure and heart rhythm problems.
—Brad Reisfeld, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2023
From 1987 to 2003, nurse Charles Cullen murdered at least 29 of his patients, often using digoxin.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2022
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digoxin
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di·gox·in
dij-ˈäk-sən
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