title: Influence of nisoldipine on haemodynamic effects and plasma levels of digoxin.
abstract: In a placebo controlled double-blind study including 10 patients with heart failure the nisoldipine/digoxin interaction was studied. Nisoldipine was shown to elevate digoxin plasma concentrations significantly by about 15% (trough levels). During chronic combination therapy with nisoldipine trough levels and plasma concentrations 4 h after the morning dose of digoxin were 1.35 +/- 0.14 and 1.92 +/- 0.16 ng ml-1 respectively, whereas they averaged to 1.16 +/- 0.14 and 1.52 +/- 0.16 ng ml-1 with digoxin and placebo (P less than 0.05; mean +/- s.e. mean). Systolic time intervals were significantly altered by nisoldipine co-administration compared with digoxin plus placebo. In certain patients the elevation of digoxin plasma levels due to nisoldipine co-administration could be of clinical relevance.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004077:Digoxin / Q000097:blood*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015737:Nisoldipine; D011674:Pulse / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D015737:Nisoldipine; D004077:Digoxin; D009543:Nifedipine