Pharmacologic Substance
digitalis preparation
dig·i·tal·is prep·a·ra·tion
Effect:
Conduction System Depolarization; Negative Chronotropy; Nodal Depolarization; Positive Inotropy
May Prevent:
Heart Failure
May Treat:
Anxiety Disorders; Atrial Fibrillation; Atrial Flutter; Cardiac Output, Low; Heart Failure; Shock, Cardiogenic; Tachycardia, Supraventricular
More Information:
ChemID; DailyMed; PDR
Definitions related to digitalis preparation:
  • (digitalis) A drug that increases the strength of heart muscle contractions.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • (digitalis) A substance used to make drugs that are used to treat several heart conditions, including congestive heart failure. Digitalis is made from the dried leaves of Digitalis purpurea (common foxglove) plants. It is a type of cardiac glycoside.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (digitalis) Extract from genus of toxic herbaceous Eurasian plants of the Scrophulaceae which yield cardiotonic digitalis glycosides; most useful species are Digitalis lanata and D. purpurea.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Digitalis, drug obtained from the dried leaves of the common foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) and used in medicine to strengthen contractions of the heart muscle. Belonging to a group of drugs called cardiac glycosides, digitalis is most commonly used to restore adequate circulation in patients with...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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