Researchers Devise Safer Way To Dose Life-saving Heart Drug

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have taken the dangerous guesswork out of dosing a lifesaving medication for congestive heart failure. A new formula developed in the UIC College of Pharmacy will help physicians prescribe the proper amount of the powerful heart drug digoxin. The medication helps an injured or weakened heart to work efficiently, strengthening the force of the heart muscle’s contractions and helping to restore a normal, steady heart rhythm. >>> Discuss This Story

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