Patient/caregiver was educated on contraindications for using Digoxin as follows:
- Digoxin is used with extreme caution in individuals with history of arrhythmias. Digoxin, despite having the therapeutic effect of controlling rapid heart rate and arrhythmias, also carries the risk of causing and aggravating some underlying cardiac arrhythmias, leading to severe debility and death. While taking digoxin, watching closely for signs and symptoms of worsening arrhythmias, such as, frequent episodes of fatigue, lightheadedness, near fainting, shortness of breath, chest pain or discomfort, generalized weakness, sudden vision changes, and/or pounding irregular heartbeat, and reporting them to the physician appropriately, can help make timely changes in the dose of digoxin and plan of care. This can help preventing risk for exacerbation of life-threatening arrhythmias with digoxin.
- Do not take Digoxin, if you ever manifested any allergic response to intake of Digoxin. Discuss your history of allergic response to this medication with your physician, without fail.
