What is DigiFab? Uses, warnings & side effects

Updated May 14, 2025  •  Published Feb 14, 2024

DigiFab overview

BRAND NAMES:

  • DigiFab

Generic Names:

  • Digifab

Uses:

  • Treats an overdose of digoxin or digitoxin.

Therapeutic Classes:

  • Digoxin/Digitalis Antidote

Forms:

  • Injectable

How it’s taken:

  • By injection

What is DigiFab used for?

What form(s) does DigiFab come in?

  • Injectable

What are common DigiFab dosages?

  • Solution Reconstituted 40mg

How to take DigiFab

  • Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your dose and schedule. This medicine is given through a needle placed in a vein.

  • Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

What to do if you miss a dose of DigiFab

DigiFab contraindications - Who shouldn't take DigiFab?

  • This medicine is given to anyone who has a life-threatening overdose of digoxin or digitoxin.

DigiFab warnings

  • Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease. Tell your doctor if you have an allergy to pineapple, papaya, or sheep because you have a higher risk of allergy to this medicine.

  • Dry mouth, increased thirst, muscle cramps, nausea, vomiting

  • Fast, slow, pounding, or uneven heartbeat

  • Rapid weight gain, swelling in your hands, ankles, or feet

  • Trouble breathing, cold sweat, blue skin

DigiFab interactions & what to avoid when taking DigiFab

  • Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease. Tell your doctor if you have an allergy to pineapple, papaya, or sheep because you have a higher risk of allergy to this medicine.

DigiFab side effects - How does DigiFab make you feel?

Serious Side Effects

  • Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing

  • Rapid weight gain, swelling in your hands, ankles, or feet

  • Trouble breathing, cold sweat, blue skin

  • Dry mouth, increased thirst, muscle cramps, nausea, vomiting

  • Fast, slow, pounding, or uneven heartbeat

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