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Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous Digoxin Loading Doses Based on Ideal Body Weight.

Jessi L ClarkJoshua A JacobsAlexandre H WatanabeAnna B CatinoJohn A Dechand
Published in: The Annals of pharmacotherapy (2023)
Compared to patients who received digoxin doses ≤12 µg/kg IBW, patients who received >12 µg/kg IBW had higher rates of SDC ≥1.2 ng/mL. This suggests that appropriate weight-based dosing with 8 to 12 µg/kg IBW has the potential to be a safer approach to digoxin loading, rather than frequently used dosing strategies that result in doses >12 µg/kg.
Keyphrases
  • body weight
  • body mass index
  • physical activity
  • weight gain
  • low dose