DIGOXIN vs Lisinopril

Why on earth was digoxin even stocked in the L&D OR? Yikes…

Hey all, hospital pharmacist here. I work at a large hospital (level 1 trauma center/stroke center etc) that is part of a nationwide health system. We’re the second largest hospital of close to 100 hospitals, and most of the others are small community hospitals. Our health system is transitioning to

Inpatient pharmacist here. Just heard about this story at work today. It doesn’t sound like the error was due to pharmacy, but it still really shook me up, especially as someone who has had 2 c-sections!! It says “The anesthetist did not scan the barcode or read the label aloud to another staff memb

I'm a new pharmacist (and manager) at a critical access hospital. We had a frail 84 year old patient, weighed 48 kg, CrCl 30 (at best!!!). She had CHF and aFib. Dr. ordered digoxin 500 mcg IV push. I recommended giving half the dose as a 30 min infusion, then 25% in 4-8 hours, and remaining 25% in 4

Regardless of how cynical or optimistic you are, I think we can all agree that the profession of pharmacy is definitely in the "valley" portion of the employment cycle right now. Saturation is real, the major employers are abusing their employees, reimbursement is declining - things aren't looking

Is the 30 - 50% dose reduction of digoxin only necessary when the patient has already been on prior therapy/stabilized with digoxin and then initiated amiodarone? An input into Lexi-comp indicated that the "sequence" was important. There was a patient in the pharmacy (~60 years old; male) that was

3 months after an initial 177/112 reading in the hospital and 168/109 reading at the doctors the next day. I have finally begun to hit below 120/80. Currently taking lisinopril 20mg and am hoping to be off it by September which is my next checkup. I swapped diets, went from never leaving the house t

Pretty much exactly two months after my hypertensive crisis that saw me in hospital. I'm very firmly in the normal range. Unfortunately, I've got a bit of kidney damage and my eyes had hemorrhages from undiagnosed diabetes along with this. Nothing that can't be managed. The 40mg lisinopril, 10 mg

I wanted to share my experience in case it helps someone who might be in the same confusing situation I was in. I’m a **46 year old male,** fairly active, healthy weight, and generally careful with my lifestyle. About a year and a half ago, I started paying closer attention to my blood pressure, whi

First, thanks to this sub for all the helpful information I've been able to take from all your posts. Grateful for this resource and practical experience from you all. This is my first post here, but wanted to share my story in hopes it might calm someone down who is starting their process. In early

Morning BP much better, two weeks in starting Valsartan, used to take lisinoprill, now on arb, 72 years old.

When doc wanted to double my meds in May (Lisinopril 10mg to 20mg), I lost it. I thought I was on track to drop meds but didn’t have the nerve to check my own pressure at home due to anxiety about the numbers. Lost 10 lbs, eating like a vegetarian, quit booze, started walking and meditating. Grant

A month an a half ago it was 150/92. Lisinopril 10mg worked for me

Just wanted to share my story of getting my BP under control as motivation for all of us who struggle with it. I am 46 yo, fit and athletic individual (155lbs, distance runner, scuba diver) who had a reasonably good diet and mild alcohol use. During a regular health checkup, my BP was very high and