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(n) digitalis preparation (trade name Lanoxin) used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia; helps the heart beat more forcefully

The overactive gland caused the erratic heartbeat that was corrected during a four-month course of therapy with the drugs digoxin and procainamide.

Four old meds leading the price spike among generics: doxycycline, albuterol, clomipramine, and captopril
Pharmacist Larry Cowan can flip through his records and spot the generic drugs that have taken big price jumps in the past year or so. There's digoxin, a heart medicine that he used to buy for pennies a pill. "Now the price is close to 10 times that," ...
on April 21, 2014 Source: MedCity News

"The digoxin injection into the baby's heart is a difficult and risky procedure," said Newman. "Sella doesn't appear to be very good at it."
on Jun 24, 2008 By: Troy Newman Source: Lifesite
"When Rev. Gall died and this was the second digoxin case and our team of internal people couldn't determine what was causing this, certainly, it went through my mind that possibly someone could be doing this maliciously," says Miller.
on Apr 4, 2004 By: Dennis Miller Source: CBS News