Version October 2024
| Ideal body weight (kg)¶ | Creatinine clearance (mL/minute)Δ | Digoxin oral dose per day (mg) |
| 45 to 50 | 15 to 60 | 0.0625◊ |
| >60 | 0.125 | |
| 51 to 60 | 15 to 45 | 0.0625◊ |
| 46 to 110 | 0.125 | |
| >110 | 0.25 | |
| 61 to 70 | 15 to 35 | 0.0625◊ |
| 36 to 110 | 0.125 | |
| >110 | 0.25 | |
| 71 to 80 | ≤20 | 0.0625◊ |
| 21 to 80 | 0.125 | |
| >80 | 0.25 | |
| 81 to 90 | 15 to 70 | 0.125 |
| >70 | 0.25 |
This table provides initial dose recommendations based upon a nomogram tested at a single center in nondialysis patients. Dose adjustment(s) according to clinical response and serum digoxin concentration(s) at steady state (ie, after ≥7 to 10 days of therapy) may be necessary.
NOTE: This nomogram is not for use in patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease and/or receiving renal replacement therapy*. Dosing recommendations are provided separately in the clinical topic discussion. Alternative renal dose adjustment recommendations are available in the digoxin drug monograph included in UpToDate.* Patients with unstable renal function or stage 5 renal disease requiring renal replacement therapy, pregnant patients, and patients who were receiving medications known to significantly interact with digoxin (eg, amiodarone, quinidine, verapamil, or macrolide antibiotics) were excluded from the population in which this nomogram was validated.
¶ A calculator to determine ideal body weight is available in UpToDate.
Δ A calculator to estimate creatinine clearance according to Cockcroft and Gault equation is available in UpToDate.
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