a drug used to treat irregular heartbeat and some types of heart failure. it is also being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. digoxin helps the heart work normally by controlling the amount of calcium that goes into the heart muscle. it also may kill cancer cells and make them more sensitive to anticancer drugs. it is a type of cardiac glycoside. also called lanoxin.
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1930s, contracted from digitoxin, from Digitalis lanata + toxin.
digoxin (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 digoxins)
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Digoxin INN (
/dɨˈdʒɒksɨn/), also known as digitalis, is a purified cardiac glycoside and extracted from the foxglove plant, Digitalis lanata. Its corresponding aglycone is digoxigenin, and its acetyl derivative is acetyldigoxin. Digoxin is widely used in the treatment of various heart conditions, namely atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter and sometimes heart failure that cannot be controlled by other medication. Digoxin preparations are commonly marketed under the trade names Lanoxin, Digitek, and Lanoxicaps. It is also available as a 0.05 mg/mL oral solution and 0.25 mg/mL or 0.5 mg/mL injectable solution. It is marketed by GlaxoSmithKline and many other pharmaceutic manufacturers.