Digoxin tablets recalled over safety concerns
There’s important news for people who take digoxin, which is a heart medicine also known as digitalis that is most often prescribed for the heart rhythm disturbances called atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter. It is less commonly used to treat heart failure.
A nationwide recall of all lots of certain generic brands of digoxin, was announced on April 25, 2008 by the drug’s manufacturer, a company called Actavis Totowa, which was formerly known as Amide Pharmaceuticals. And to make matters more complex, the product is distributed by Mylan Pharmaceuticals as Digitek and by UDL Laboratories as Bertek.
The problem is that some digoxin tablets made by Actavis may contain twice the amount of active ingredient as they are supposed to. This is of particular concern because digitalis toxicity is a well-recognized potentially life-threatening complication of digoxin therapy, even in the absence of overly strong pills. Taking double the […]
Original post by natalieb and weightlossopinions.com
