Agenda SCOFCAH 02.05.2011

An 85-year-old male who drank 1 cup of tea from Digigalis purpurea leaves suffered from the toxic effects for 4-6 days. On the third day after drinking it, his digitoxin serum concentration was 59 ng/ml and gradually reduced. On the 13th day following the intake, the level was still 24 ng/ml (Dickstein and Kunkel, 1980). Therapeutic serum concentrations of digitoxin are between 10-30 ng/ml ... ................
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