Digoxin is a medication used frequently for patients with heart problems. This hand-out will answer questions you might have about giving Digoxin to your child.
Digoxin works in two ways.
First, it helps the heart beat stronger. Second, it slows the heart rate so that the heart has time to fill with blood between each beat. Together, these actions allow more blood to be pumped through the body. Digoxin comes as pills and as a liquid. If your child is old enough and can swallow a pill, he or she will need to take a pill.