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ea0016p741 | Thyroid | ECE2008

Pharmacokinetics of digoxin in hyperthyroidism: effect of methimazole and acebutolol

Gasinska Teresa , Izbicka Maria , Dec Renata

Hyperthyroid patients show an impaired response or even resistance to digoxin treatment.Objectives: 1. Are there any differences in the pharmacokinetics of a single oral dose of digoxin between hyperthyroid and euthyroid patients? 2. Does simultaneous administration of digoxin and methimazole or digoxin and acebutolol affect the pharmacokinetics of a single oral dose of dogoxin? 3. Does methimazole-induced euthyroidism change the pharmacokinetics of a si...