Abstract
Digoxin toxicity is a major public health issue in the United States. Often this is due to drug interactions, and renal transplant recipients are at particularly high risk for drug-drug interactions. We present cases of 2 renal transplant recipients who received itraconazole and digoxin concomitantly and experienced digoxin toxicity. We have also reviewed the relevant literature to elicit the mechanisms, signs, and symptoms of digoxin toxicity in the presence of itraconazole. When clinicians know the potential drug-drug interactions that may lead to digoxin toxicity, the mechanisms of interaction, the signs and symptoms of digoxin toxicity, and appropriate monitoring, digoxin toxicity is largely preventable.
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