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Coconut Cures Diarrhea; Soap Helps Restless-Leg Problem  -  25 May 2007
Hartford Courant,I take Bentyl, digoxin, Norpace, Tegretol, Coumadin and prochlorperazine. Is there any way to alleviate this problem?

Poisonous plants can be beneficial  -  25 May 2007
Press & Sun-Bulletin,From this plant, the drug digoxin is derived, which regulates the heart's output for people with heart failure. Another familiar drug, sometimes seen in

Buyer Beware  -  25 May 2007
TIME...to reduce the effectiveness of some HIV medications and heart drugs such as digoxin and warfarin--life-and-death meds that it doesn't pay to fool with.

Peter McGinnis blames NHS Tayside for his wife's death  -  May 16, 2007
stv.tv,She had a long history of heart problems and was prescribed the drug Digoxin to help regulate her heart beat. In July 2003, when she started feeling unwell,

Protherics Plc announces Research Update(1)  -  May 21, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),In addition, Protherics is currently undertaking a phase 2b study with Digoxin Immune Fabs for the treatment of pre-eclampsia. This study is expected to

Millions living with heart failure  -  May 23, 2007
Aurora Beacon News,These include beta blockers, ACE-inhibitors, diuretics and digoxin when necessary. Sometimes surgical therapy, cardiac resynchronization and various heart

New Studies Evaluating NEXIUM(R) In Pediatric GERD To Be Presented ...  -  May 22, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),...may interfere with the absorption of drugs where gastric pH is an important determinant of bioavailability (eg, ketoconazole, iron salts, digoxin).

Listen to your heart  -  May 22, 2007
Newindpress (subscription),Systolic heart failure needs adequate treatment with ACE inhibitors, digoxin, diuretic and inotrophic therapy along with drugs to control heart rate

Some herbs and juices may help with arthritis pain  -  May 16, 2007
Daily Press,Fiber (bran or psyllium) may reduce absorption of the heart medicine Lanoxin (digoxin). The anti-seizure medicines you mention are best taken with food to

Reduced Survival for People With Heart Failure and Sleep Apnea  -  May 15, 2007
Medscape (subscription)AHI, time below 90% saturation, New York Heart Association functional class III, and serum digoxin level of 1 nmol/L or greater negatively correlated with

Another sweet little lie  -  May 9, 2007
McCook Daily Gazette,They inject digoxin or potassium chloride into the fetus, the umbilical cord, or the amniotic fluid. Fetal demise may cause contractions and make greater

Know how supplements affect prescriptions  -  May 9, 2007
DesMoinesRegister.com,Digoxin, a drug used to treat heart failure and abnormal heart rhythms, is also subject to interactions with a variety of herbs, said pharmacist Roger Zobel

Heart- to- heart  -  May 8, 2007
Newindpress (subscription),Drugs used in the heart failure such as digoxin and aspirin, associated kidney failure due to decreased output of heart and electrolyte imbalance due to

FDA Approves Oscient Pharmaceuticals' FACTIVE(R) Tablets for Five ...  -  May 2, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),No significant drug-drug interactions were seen with theophylline, digoxin, oral contraceptives, cimetidine, omeprazole, and warfarin, although patients

Rodman & Renshaw Global Healthcare Conference 2007 Presenter Profiles  -  May 11, 2007
American Digital Networks (press release),CytoFab(TM) is being developed by AstraZeneca for the treatment of severe sepsis and Digoxin Immune Fabs for the treatment of pre-eclampsia.

In praise of biennials  -  Apr 27, 2007
Peterborough Examiner,A group of compounds are extracted mostly from the leaves of the second year's growth and create drugs such as digitoxin or digoxin (brand names include

11 years' jail over poison biscuits  -  Apr 12, 2007
Advertiser Adelaide,But the woman had baked them herself and laced them with a lethal quantity of the heart drug digoxin. The husband was suspicious of the food after an

Woman jailed for giving poisoned cake to ex-husband  -  Apr 12, 2007
ABC Regional Online,She sprinkled a lethal amount of the heart drug Digoxin in them and then gave them to her former husband, claiming they were a gift from her mother.

Writer: ‘We have far less concern for babies’  -  Mar 28, 2007
Newton Kansan,...burning with saline solution, using sonogram to inject a baby’s heart with digoxin, or even killing a partially (mostly) born child.

FDA Approvals: Janumet  -  Apr 12, 2007
Medscape (subscription)Cationic drugs (eg, amiodarone, digoxin, morphine, procainamide, quinidine, quinine, ranitidine, triamterene, trimethoprim, and vancomycin) that are

Brovana Inhalation Solution Now Available by Prescription for ...  -  Apr 11, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Also, see the complete prescribing information regarding potential drug interactions with beta-blockers, diuretics, digoxin or MAOI and tricyclic

Eye on China Medical Technologies  -  Apr 10, 2007
Seeking Alpha,...hepatitis disorders related to reproduction and growth, various types of tumors, as well as to assess the effect of digoxin, a drug for the treatment of

The Tainted Kidney  -  Apr 8, 2007
New York Magazine,...“You are a pathetic little man,� says the woman whose mother-in-law Cullen killed with digoxin. “In prison, perhaps someone will choose to play God with Mr.

Common Sense & Evidence – Alternative medicines  -  Apr 1, 2007
The Nation Newspaper,Such drugs are morphine, from the poppy; digoxin from the foxglove, and aspirin from the willow. Even the modern drug for diabetes, metformin,

EVEREST Data On Use Of Tolvaptan Published In JAMA And Featured At ACC  -  Mar 31, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Additionally, treating physicians could choose conventional therapies for their patients, including diuretics, digoxin, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II

Thyrocardiac Failure in the Emergency Department: A Case Series  -  Mar 30, 2007
AEM (subscription)The third patient was managed with digoxin with good outcome. The current pathophysiology and therapeutic options are explored.

Chamber Announces 8 Kruesi Award Honorees, 4 Early Innovator Finalists  -  Mar 30, 2007
The Chattanoogan,Glenveigh Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has discovered a new use for an existing drug (digoxin immune FAB ovine) to treat preeclampsia, a pregnancy disease that

JAMA Publishes EVEREST Trial Results, Showing New Vasopressin ...  -  Mar 29, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),Patients were treated with standard optimal therapy in the EVEREST trials, including diuretics, digoxin, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers,

Giving COURAGE Its Due  -  Apr 6, 2007
MedPage Today,We've seen this with digoxin for heart failure: first it's good drug, then it's a bad drug, then it's a good drug over and over.

Digoxin-Like Immunoreactive Factor in Human Cerebrospinal Fluid  -  Feb 16, 2007
Journal of Neuropsychiatry (subscription)SIR: Mammals produce a family of endogenous compounds that resemble the sodium pump-inhibiting cardiac glycosides, digoxin and ouabain.

Drug reactions create medical mess  -  Jan 29, 2007
Monterey County Herald,Other studies, including one that analyzed nearly 68000 patients, revealed that of patients taking four medications a day (digoxin, cyclosporine,

Common Drugs That Could Put You In ER  -  Jan 28, 2007
abc7news.com,A study in the journal of the American Medical Association found that insulin, the blood thinner Warfarin, and the heart drug Digoxin are the most common

Health Effects (CO2 - Plant Production of Health-Promoting Substances  -  Jan 30, 2007
CO2 Science Magazine,...(which produces the cardiac glycoside digoxin used in the treatment of cardiac insufficiency) by 63% under dry conditions and by 83% when well-watered,

New Treatment Guidelines for Community-Acquired Pneumonia ...  -  Feb 22, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),No significant drug-drug interactions were seen with theophylline, digoxin, oral contraceptives, cimetidine, omeprazole, and warfarin, although patients

Getting your money's worth  -  Feb 21, 2007
Reading Eagle,This is particularly important for drugs like digoxin and warfarin (Coumadin) with which small changes in doses can result in important problems.

Eating candle wax deserves attention  -  Feb 15, 2007
Chicago Daily Herald,There is much that can be done to treat this affliction, including heart stimulants (digoxin and others) and diuretics (to encourage the kidneys to expel

Strange but True: Men Can Lactate  -  Feb 8, 2007
Scientific AmericanAccording to Newman, lactation is listed as a possible side effect of the heart medication digoxin. A pituitary tumor could also induce milk production: "It

56-year-old IVF mum gives birth  -  Feb 3, 2007
NEWS.com.au,They said the mother also required treatment with the heart drug Digoxin following the birth at the Mater Hospital on Tuesday.

Denenberg: Finding Ways To Approach Drug Safety  -  Jan 29, 2007
Evening Bulletin,...heart drugs that control the rate and strength of the heart beat such as digoxin (Lanoxin), the asthma drug theophylline (now used less frequently),

Careful mixing St. John's wort, other drugs  -  Jan 28, 2007
Portsmouth Herald News,Among these are the heart drug digoxin (eg, Lanoxin) and the blood thinner warfarin (eg, Coumadin). As a precaution, you should get medical advice before

Sepracor Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2006 Results  -  Jan 31, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Also, see the complete prescribing information regarding potential drug interactions with beta-blockers, diuretics, digoxin or MAOI and tricyclic

Novel extraction method promises ecological low-cost cardiac ...  -  Jan 16, 2007
In-PharmaTechnologist.com,The method for extracting medicinal substances – glycosides – from foxglove (Digitalis lanata) to generate pure digoxin has been developed by a Moscow-based

New Technique For Extracting Cardiovascular Drug Ingredient From ...  -  Jan 16, 2007
Science Daily (press release)For example, to prepare the highly active cardiovascular medication digoxin effective methods have to be developed to extract medicinal substances

Dangerous Drug Reactions  -  Jan 17, 2007
WTVF,Insulin, the blood thinner warfarin, and the heart drug digoxin are the most common causes of adverse drug reactions, according to a study published in the

Protherics PLC announces Regulatory Application  -  Jan 7, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),DigiFabTM is the leading digoxin antidote in the US where it is approved for the treatment of life-threatening or potentially life-threatening digoxin

Protherics puts DigiFab up for Canadian approval  -  Jan 9, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),Protherics of the UK says that it has put forward a New Drug Submission to the Health Products and Food Branch of Health Canada for DigiFab, its digoxin

TechMARK movers: Psion soars, Protherics trips  -  Jan 8, 2007
ShareCast,The biopharmaceutical group said DigiFab is the leading digoxin antidote in the US where it is approved for the treatment of life-threatening or potentially

Protherics submits DigiFab for approval in Canada  -  Jan 8, 2007
Hemscott,LONDON (AFX) - Protherics PLC said has submitted an application for marketing approval for its digoxin antidote DigiFab in Canada.

Protherics PLC announces Acquisition Update  -  Jan 4, 2007
Market Wire (press release)CroFabTM (pit viper antivenom) and DigiFabTM (digoxin antidote) which were developed by Protherics and are sold, in the US, through Fougera Inc,

Protherics PLC announces Voraxaze(TM) Update  -  Jan 12, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),In addition the Company has in-licensed the intellectual property from Glenveigh (a small private US based company) relating to the use of anti-digoxin

Facts About Heart Failure Medications  -  Jan 4, 2007
Oak Park Journal,Digoxin Pills – Improve heart function by making the heart beat stronger and also may help to correct hormonal imbalance that makes heart failure worse.

Vasodilators for chronic HF and low BP? A-HeFT analysis supports ...  -  Jan 12, 2007
TheHeart.Org,The findings are consistent with V-HeFT observations from the 1980s that ISDN-H, added to digoxin and diuretics in patients with HF, didn't lower BP but

Gastrointestinal Medications  -  Jan 5, 2007
Psychosomatics (subscription)Hartman M, Huber R, Bliesath H, et al: Lack of interaction between pantoprazole and digoxin at therapeutic doses in man. Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther 1995;

Former PM recuperating after sudden double bypass operation  -  Jan 10, 2007
Kathimerini,Authorities yesterday advised people taking the Digoxin Sandoz medicine for heart problems that batch 6K542 had been mixed up with a different drug and the

MAN DOWN!  -  Jan 9, 2007
EMS Magazine,...diuretics) or anxiety (benzodiazepines), or for atrial fibrillation (blood thinners like Coumadin and/or a cardiac glycocide like digoxin or Lanoxin).

Regulating heartbeat the safe way  -  Jan 9, 2007
Times Daily (subscription),...so you can Google them: procainamide, disopyramide, mexiletine, flecainide, propafenone, propranolol, metoprolol, verapamil, diltiazem and digoxin.

Initial United States experience with the Paracor HeartNet ...  -  Jan 5, 2007
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryPrevious medical therapy included angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, ß-blockers, diuretics, digoxin, and aldosterone receptor blockers.

Effects of Antidepressant Treatment on Cognitive Performance in ...  -  Jan 5, 2007
Psychosomatics (subscription)Ten HF subjects were also receiving digoxin and anticoagulant therapy for the treatment of AF, and 17 patients were taking oral antidiabetic agents.

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Indymedia Colombia,...are buy xenical U. Xenical, on the valium Sterol in thrust ie not xanax for, the xanax service may be given to the paxil and digoxin should be taken.

Treatment options for heart failure  -  Dec 20, 2006
Casa Grande Valley Newspapers,Diuretics reduce the buildup of fluid, and digoxin strengthens the heart beat. A newer drug, eplerenone (Inspra), inhibits the action of aldosterone,

Greater LDL Cholesterol Reduction with VYTORIN Compared to Lipitor ...  -  Dec 21, 2006
Business Wire (press release),Digoxin: Concomitant administration of a single dose of digoxin in healthy male volunteers receiving simvastatin resulted in a slight elevation (less than

Business News  -  Dec 20, 2006
American Digital Networks (press release),In vitro studies indicate that ertapenem does not inhibit P-glycoprotein-mediated transport of digoxin or vinblastine and that ertapenem is not a substrate

BiDil for Heart Failure in Black Patients: The US Food and Drug ...  -  Jan 2, 2007
Annals of Internal MedicineThe effect of digoxin on mortality and morbidity in patients with heart failure. The Digitalis Investigation Group. N Engl J Med. 1997;336:525-33.

Digoxin Dose Chart Removes Guesswork  -  Dec 16, 2006
Playfuls.com,The research team developed a new formula to help physicians prescribe the proper amount of digoxin, the university said in a news release.

Researchers devise safer way to dose life-saving heart drug digoxin  -  Dec 15, 2006
SpiritIndia,A new formula developed in the UIC College of Pharmacy will help physicians prescribe the proper amount of the powerful heart drug digoxin.

Digoxin dose chart removes guesswork  -  Dec 15, 2006
Science Daily (press release)Digitalis -- The term digitalis is also used for preparations containing cardiac glycosides, particularly digoxin, extracted from plants of this .

Safer Method Devised to Dose Heart Saver Drug  -  Dec 18, 2006
HeartZine,...“Digoxin can be difficult to dose, and there is a small cushion between a beneficial and a deadly level of the drug,� said Dr. Jerry Bauman, interim dean of

Researchers work on new way to treat heart failure  -  Dec 17, 2006
Xinhua,The researchers have developed a formula that will help physicians prescribe the proper amount of the powerful heart drug digoxin for congestive heart

Study finds safer way to use heart drug  -  Dec 18, 2006
United Press International18 (UPI) -- University of Chicago pharmacists have found a safer way to determine the right dose of digoxin, a powerful drug for congestive heart failure.

Protherics' DigiFab(TM) to replace Digitalis Antidot(R) in Europe  -  Nov 28, 2006
PipelineReview.com (press release),DigiFabTM is an ovine derived Fab preparation for the treatment of digoxin toxicity which can have severe effects on the heart and central nervous system,

Woman accused of trying to kill ex with drug-laced cakes  -  Dec 5, 2006
ABC Online,The jury heard when the food was analysed, it was found to contain potentially lethal levels of a drug called digoxin, which is used to treat heart

Woman tried to kill ex with poisoned cakes  -  Dec 13, 2006
Advertiser Adelaide,The court heard the woman, 36, laced biscuits and cakes she gave her ex-husband with the drug digoxin. Tests on the food found they contained a potentially

Woman convicted of trying to kill ex with drug-laced cakes  -  Dec 13, 2006
ABC Regional Online,When tested, the cakes and biscuits were found to contain potentially lethal levels of a drug called digoxin, which is used to treat chronic heart

Heart failure: Seattle Heart Failure Model is able to accurately ...  -  Dec 13, 2006
Xagena.it,For example, a heart failure patient treated with only Digoxin and diuretic therapy with a 20 percent annual mortality rate will live about four years on

Protherics says to market DigiFab in Europe replacing Roche's ...  -  Nov 27, 2006
Forbes,LONDON (AFX) - Biopharmaceutical company Protherics PLC said it acquired the market rights for its treatment of digoxin toxicity DigiFab replacing Roche's

Investigation of Tiller the Killer lauded  -  Nov 28, 2006
Spero NewsTiller devised his own method of committing late-term abortions on viable babies by injecting digoxin into the baby's heart then inducing labor.

Protherics PLC announces GBP 38 million Fundraising  -  Dec 8, 2006
Genetic Engineering News (press release),Both Digibind(R) and DigiFab(R) are approved in the US for the treatment of life-threatening digoxin overdose and are generally considered clinically

Treatment options for heart failure  -  Dec 20, 2006
Casa Grande Valley Newspapers,Diuretics reduce the buildup of fluid, and digoxin strengthens the heart beat. A newer drug, eplerenone (Inspra), inhibits the action of aldosterone,

COMMON SENSE & EVIDENCE: Snake-oil and other charms  -  Dec 17, 2006
The Nation Newspaper,...used judiciously rather than for self-gratification, but drugs ("good" drugs) like digoxin from the foxglove, aspirin from the willow and reserpine from

Greater LDL Cholesterol Reduction with VYTORIN Compared to Lipitor ...  -  Dec 21, 2006
Business Wire (press release),Digoxin: Concomitant administration of a single dose of digoxin in healthy male volunteers receiving simvastatin resulted in a slight elevation (less than

Business News  -  Dec 20, 2006
American Digital Networks (press release),In vitro studies indicate that ertapenem does not inhibit P-glycoprotein-mediated transport of digoxin or vinblastine and that ertapenem is not a substrate

MacroMed, Inc. Announces Acquisition By Protherics PLC For $25 ...  -  Dec 12, 2006
PipelineReview.com (press release),Protherics currently has two commercial products, CroFab(R), a pit viper antivenom, and DigiFab(R), a digoxin antidote. The Company has a strong pipeline

MacroMed Announces Acquisition by Protherics PLC  -  Dec 11, 2006
Yahoo! News (press release)Protherics currently has two commercial products, CroFab®, a pit viper antivenom, and DigiFab®, a digoxin antidote. The Company has a strong pipeline that

Protherics Announces £38 Million Fundraising, Two Strategic in ...  -  Dec 7, 2006
PharmaLive.com (press release),CroFabâ„¢ (pit viper antivenom) and DigiFabâ„¢ (digoxin antidote) which were developed by Protherics and are sold, in the US, through Fougera Inc,

Levalbuterol Tartrate Data Presented at American College of ...  -  Nov 28, 2006
DG NewsAlso, see the complete prescribing information regarding potential drug interactions with beta-blockers, diuretics, digoxin or MAOI and tricyclic

FDA Accepts as ``Complete Response'' Oscient Pharmaceuticals ...  -  Nov 28, 2006
PipelineReview.com (press release),No significant drug-drug interactions were seen with theophylline, digoxin, oral contraceptives, cimetidine, omeprazole, and warfarin, although patients

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