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Digoxin PO/IV
Lanoxin, digitek Varies on wt.
Use: for coronary heat disease. To treat mild to moderate heart failure
Use: coronary artery disease, To temporarily increase heart rate or decrease AV-
block
Side effects/ adverse: Dryness of the mouth, blurred vision, photophobia and
tachycardia
Absorption/ excretion: hepatic T1/2; 3-7 min, then 1 hr then 24/ bile
Use: hypertension
Nursing considerations: allergy to Captopril, pregnancy, give 1 hr before meals, avoid OTC
meds
Antiarrhythmic 2-8 mg/ml
Lidocaine IV
Xylocaine 50-100 mg at rate 25-50 mg/min