Taking the Wrong Medication of Digoxin Tablets
| Author | Toba Kazemi | en |
| Author | Marjan Farzad | en |
| Author | Seyedalireza Javadinia | en |
| Orcid | Toba Kazemi [0000-0002-6204-4514] | en |
| Issued Date | 2016-10-31 | en |
| Abstract | Introduction: Although cardiac glycosides toxicity is common in patients taking these kinds of drugs, poisoning occurs rarely in healthy individuals. This case report describes a one-month duration of mistaken consumption of digoxin tablets in a patient that referred to the hospital with gastrointestinal poisoning manifestations. Case Presentation: The case was a 75-year-old female with a history of hypertension, hyperthyroidism, and digestive problems with common symptoms of gastrointestinal toxicity, nausea, and vomiting; mild digoxin toxicity was found rather than a simple gastrointestinal poisoning based on further investigations. Conclusions: Careful examination and EKG evaluation are essential to exclude drug toxicity in all patients referring to the hospital with gastrointestinal symptoms. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/modernc.11154 | en |
| Keyword | Digoxin | en |
| Keyword | Medication | en |
| Keyword | Drug Use Error | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Taking the Wrong Medication of Digoxin Tablets | en |
| Type | Case Report | en |