A cardiac glycoside sometimes used in place of DIGOXIN. It has a longer half-life than digoxin; toxic effects, which are similar to those of digoxin, are longer lasting. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p665)

Synonyms: Bürger, Digitoxin, Digitoxin AWD, Digophton, E90NZP2L9U, Didier, Digitoxin, Card-20(22)-enolide, 3-((O-2,6-dideoxy-beta-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl-(1-4)-O-2,6-dideoxy-beta-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl-(1-4)-2,6-dideoxy-beta-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl)oxy)-14-hydroxy-, (3beta,5beta)-, Digitaline Nativelle, AWD, Digitoxin, Digitoxin-Philo, 0, Digitoxin Philo, Nativelle, Digitaline, Digimed, Digitoxin, Coramedan, Digitoxin Bürger, Digitoxin Didier, Digimerck