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LANOXIN is contraindicated in patients with: | LANOXIN is contraindicated in patients with: | ||
•[[Ventricular fibrillation]] [see Warnings and Precautions ] | :•[[Ventricular fibrillation]] [see Warnings and Precautions ] | ||
•Known [[hypersensitivity]] to digoxin (reactions seen include unexplained rash, swelling of the mouth, lips or throat or a difficulty in breathing). A hypersensitivity reaction to other digitalis preparations usually constitutes a contraindication to digoxin.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = LANOXIN (DIGOXIN) TABLET [COVIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.] | url =http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=d7d0dba4-eb56-4631-90eb-1869cfaab436 | publisher = | date = | accessdate = }}</ref> | :•Known [[hypersensitivity]] to digoxin (reactions seen include unexplained rash, swelling of the mouth, lips or throat or a difficulty in breathing). A hypersensitivity reaction to other digitalis preparations usually constitutes a contraindication to digoxin.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = LANOXIN (DIGOXIN) TABLET [COVIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.] | url =http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=d7d0dba4-eb56-4631-90eb-1869cfaab436 | publisher = | date = | accessdate = }}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 14:43, 30 January 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Zaghw, M.D. [2]
Contraindications
LANOXIN is contraindicated in patients with:
- •Ventricular fibrillation [see Warnings and Precautions ]
- •Known hypersensitivity to digoxin (reactions seen include unexplained rash, swelling of the mouth, lips or throat or a difficulty in breathing). A hypersensitivity reaction to other digitalis preparations usually constitutes a contraindication to digoxin.[1]
References
Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.