The effect of quinidine and other oral antiarrhythmic drugs on serum digoxin. A prospective study.

@article{Leahey1980TheEO,
  title={The effect of quinidine and other oral antiarrhythmic drugs on serum digoxin. A prospective study.},
  author={Edward B. Leahey and James A. Reiffel and E G Giardina and John Thomas Bigger},
  journal={Annals of internal medicine},
  year={1980},
  volume={92 5},
  pages={
          605-8
        }
}
We compared the effects of quinidine and three alternate antiarrhythmic drugs on serum digoxin concentration in 63 patients before and during administration of quinidine, procainamide, disopyramide, or mexiletine. Quinidine increased digoxin concentration by at least 0.5 nmol/L in 21 of 22 patients: Mean serum digoxin rose from 1.2 nmol/L to 2.4 nmol/L (P less than 0.001). Procainamide, disopyramide, or mexiletine increased serum digoxin by 0.5 nmol/L in one of 41 patients. Anorexia, nausea… 
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