Digitran 0.25mg Tablet
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Product introduction
Digitran 0.25mg Tablet is a medicine used for the treatment of heart failure in combination with other medicines. It helps to provide symptomatic relief by making the heart pump blood more efficiently. This medicine is also used to treat abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia).
Digitran 0.25mg Tablet is a cardiac glycoside.
Digitran 0.25mg Tablet is a cardiac glycoside.
Uses of Digitran Tablet
Benefits of Digitran Tablet
In Heart failure
Heart failure means your heart is weak and cannot pump enough blood to your lungs and the rest of your body. The most common symptoms are breathlessness, tiredness, and swelling in your legs, ankles, abdomen and other parts of your body. Digitran 0.25mg Tablet makes it easier for your heart to pump blood around your body and is therefore an effective treatment for heart failure.
This medicine will help relieve your symptoms, making you feel better and more energetic. You should make appropriate lifestyle changes (such as eating healthily and keeping active) to help this medicine be effective. Take it regularly and keep taking it even if you feel better.
This medicine will help relieve your symptoms, making you feel better and more energetic. You should make appropriate lifestyle changes (such as eating healthily and keeping active) to help this medicine be effective. Take it regularly and keep taking it even if you feel better.
In Arrhythmia
Digitran 0.25mg Tablet is used to stabilize heart rhythms (particularly atrial fibrillation). It helps in normalizing an abnormal heart rhythm, preventing it from occurring in the first place, or slowing down the heart rate during an episode.
Side effects of Digitran Tablet
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them
Common side effects of Digitran
- Visual impairment
- Skin rash
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Dizziness
- Arrhythmia (irregular heartbeats)
How to use Digitran Tablet
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Digitran 0.25mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
Safety advice
Alcohol
UNSAFE
It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Digitran 0.25mg Tablet.
Pregnancy
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Digitran 0.25mg Tablet may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing baby. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you. Please consult your doctor.
Breast feeding
SAFE IF PRESCRIBED
Digitran 0.25mg Tablet is safe to use during breastfeeding. Human studies suggest that the drug does not pass into the breastmilk in a significant amount and is not harmful to the baby.
Driving
UNSAFE
Digitran 0.25mg Tablet may decrease alertness, affect your vision or make you feel sleepy and dizzy. Do not drive if these symptoms occur.
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Kidney
CAUTION
Digitran 0.25mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Digitran 0.25mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Regular monitoring of kidney function tests, potassium, magnesium and calcium levels is advisable while you are taking this medicine.
Regular monitoring of kidney function tests, potassium, magnesium and calcium levels is advisable while you are taking this medicine.
Liver
SAFE IF PRESCRIBED
Digitran 0.25mg Tablet is probably safe to use in patients with liver disease. Limited data available suggests that dose adjustment of Digitran 0.25mg Tablet may not be needed in these patients. Please consult your doctor.
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Quick tips
- Take Digitran 0.25mg Tablet at the same time every day.
- Notify your doctor about any other medicines you're taking to avoid drug interactions.
- Symptoms of Digitran 0.25mg Tablet overdose include slow heartbeat, dizziness, lightheadedness and breathing problems.
- Do not discontinue use of Digitran 0.25mg Tablet without consulting your doctor even if you feel better. Stopping abruptly could worsen your condition.
Fact Box
Chemical Class
Cardiac glycosides
Habit Forming
No
Therapeutic Class
CARDIAC
Action Class
Cardiac glycosides
Patient concerns
User feedback
Patients taking Digitran 0.25mg Tablet
Twice A Day
62%
Once A Day
38%
What are you using Digitran Tablet for?
Heart failure
100%
How much was the improvement?
Poor
100%
What were the side-effects while using Digitran 0.25mg Tablet?
No Side Effec*
100%
*No Side Effect
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Country of origin: India
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