Lanoxin
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| Lanoxin | |
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| Term | Lanoxin |
| Short definition | Lanoxin (luh-NOK-sinde) A drug used to treat irregular heartbeat and some types of heart failure. It is also being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Lanoxin - (pronounced) (luh-NOK-sinde) A drug used to treat irregular heartbeat and some types of heart failure. It is also being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. Lanoxin helps the heart work normally by controlling the amount of calcium going into the heart muscle. It can also kill cancer cells and make them more sensitive to anti-cancer drugs. It's a type of cardiac glycoside. Also called digoxin
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