Last update Nov. 21, 2022

ديجيتوكسين

Likely Compatibility

Fairly safe. Mild or unlikely adverse effects. Compatible under certain circumstances. Follow-up recommended. Read Commentary.

It is a digitalis glycoside with actions similar to those of digoxin that is used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and some cardiac arrhythmias. Oral or intravenous administration.

At the date of the last update, we found no published data on its excretion in breast milk.

Its high molecular weight and high binding to plasma proteins make its passage into breast milk unlikely, although its very long half-life (Haustein 1981) could favor it.

Until more published data is known about this drug in relation to breastfeeding, known safer alternatives are preferable, especially during the neonatal period and in the event of prematurity.

 

Alternatives

  • Digoxin (Safe product and/or breastfeeding is the best option.)

Suggestions made at e-lactancia are done by APILAM team of health professionals, and are based on updated scientific publications. It is not intended to replace the relationship you have with your doctor but to compound it. The pharmaceutical industry contraindicates breastfeeding, mistakenly and without scientific reasons, in most of the drug data sheets.

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Pharmacokinetics

Variable Value Unit
Oral Bioavail. 100 %
Molecular weight 765 daltons
Protein Binding > 90 %
pKa 7.18 -
Tmax 4 hours
138 (77 - 234) hours

References

  1. Haustein KO. Interindividual differences in the pharmacokinetics of digitoxin and digoxin during long-term treatment. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 1981 Jan;19(1):45-51. Abstract

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