Is Digoxin Contraindicated in Renal Failure
Digoxin Is Primarily Eliminated by the Kidney. Patients with Renal Impairment May Be at Increased Risk for Digoxin Toxicity, Including Ventricular Arrhythmias...
Digoxin is primarily eliminated by the kidney. Patients with renal impairment may be at increased risk for digoxin toxicity, including ventricular arrhythmias and AV conduction disturbances, due to decreased drug clearance. Therapy with digoxin should be administered cautiously in patients with impaired renal function.
Is digoxin safe in renal failure?
The effect of worsening renal function on digoxin toxicity is well known [19]. In end-stage renal disease, the fluctuating concentration of potassium during dialysis may increase the risk of digoxin toxicity. In patients with end stage renal failure, mortality increases with increasing serum digoxin levels [20].
Which drugs are contraindicated in renal failure?
Problematic drugs whose use in patients with renal insufficiency is nephrologically contraindicated: Pethidine, cefepime, lithium, gilbenclamide, gimepiride, metformin, spironolactone, eplerenone, methotrexate, gadolinium, enoxaparin.
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