DIGOXIN, ORAL

  • Digoxin, oral, 0.125 mg daily, adjust according to rate response, if in atrial fibrillation, and trough plasma level.
    • Digoxin trough plasma levels (before the morning dose) should be maintained between 0.6–1 nmol/L. Monitor after 7 days and periodically thereafter.
    • Patients at high risk of digoxin toxicity are:
      • the elderly,
      • patients with renal dysfunction,
      • hypokalaemia, and
      • patients with low lean body mass.