| Although digitoxin is used widely in Europe, the cardiac glycoside digoxin is widely used in the United States. |
| This dose can be used in patients who are in acute distress or for whom a serum digoxin or digitoxin concentration is not available. |
| Digoxin and digitoxin are commonly prescribed to increase the strength of heart contraction. |
| Serum digoxin or digitoxin concentration should be obtained before DIGIBIND® administration, if at all possible. |
| For digitoxin, the total body load will be approximately equal to the amount ingested in milligrams. |
| Digitalis purpurea became known as digitoxin and later, digoxin was marketed. |
