Drug Name: | Digibind |
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Drug Class: | Antidote |
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Mechanism of Action: | Binds to and inactivates digoxin, a cardiac glycoside |
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Use: | - Treatment of life-threatening digoxin toxicity
- Reversal of digoxin-induced arrhythmias
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Side Effects: | - Hypersensitivity reactions
- Hypotension
- Bradycardia
- Nausea
- Vomiting
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Contraindications: | - Hypersensitivity to Digibind or its components
- Patients with normal or low digoxin levels
- Patients with non-life-threatening digoxin toxicity
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Specialty: | - Cardiology
- Emergency Medicine
- Critical Care
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