Digoxin kinetics during furosemide administration. 1977

A D Malcolm, and F Y Leung, and J C Fuchs, and J E Duarte

The urinary excretion of a 0.75-mg oral dose of digoxin was assessed in 8 healthy men during a control 5-day period and then, after a washout period of at least 2 wk, during a 5-day period when the subjects also took oral furosemide, 40 mg daily. Analysis of the raw data by a paired Student's test and analysis of variance of log-transformed urinary digoxin excretion data revealed no significant difference attributable to the addition of furosemide (F = 1.16; df = 1,21). The treatment by day interaction showed the slopes to be consistent between the two treatments. It seems that in the presence of normal renal function there is no need to alter loading or maintenance doses of digoxin when furosemide is also given. Analysis of variance with log transformation of data is suggested as a practical approach to handling digoxin urinary excretion results when the transformation linearizes the data through examination by the method of orthogonal polynomials.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007700 Kinetics The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D004077 Digoxin A cardiotonic glycoside obtained mainly from Digitalis lanata; it consists of three sugars and the aglycone DIGOXIGENIN. Digoxin has positive inotropic and negative chronotropic activity. It is used to control ventricular rate in ATRIAL FIBRILLATION and in the management of congestive heart failure with atrial fibrillation. Its use in congestive heart failure and sinus rhythm is less certain. The margin between toxic and therapeutic doses is small. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p666) Digacin,Digitek,Digoregen,Digoxina Boehringer,Digoxine Nativelle,Dilanacin,Hemigoxine Nativelle,Lanacordin,Lanicor,Lanoxicaps,Lanoxin,Lanoxin-PG,Lenoxin,Mapluxin,Boehringer, Digoxina,Lanoxin PG,Nativelle, Digoxine,Nativelle, Hemigoxine
D004347 Drug Interactions The action of a drug that may affect the activity, metabolism, or toxicity of another drug. Drug Interaction,Interaction, Drug,Interactions, Drug
D005665 Furosemide A benzoic-sulfonamide-furan. It is a diuretic with fast onset and short duration that is used for EDEMA and chronic RENAL INSUFFICIENCY. Frusemide,Fursemide,Errolon,Frusemid,Furanthril,Furantral,Furosemide Monohydrochloride,Furosemide Monosodium Salt,Fusid,Lasix
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000704 Analysis of Variance A statistical technique that isolates and assesses the contributions of categorical independent variables to variation in the mean of a continuous dependent variable. ANOVA,Analysis, Variance,Variance Analysis,Analyses, Variance,Variance Analyses
D013997 Time Factors Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor

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