Digoxin

Also known as: Lanoxin

Specimen requirements

Adult Sample Type: Serum (gold/yellow top SST)

Paediatric Sample Type: Plasma (orange top paediatric tube)

Collection requirements: Requests for digoxin will also include a creatinine, potassium, calcium and magnesium (which enable a digoxin result to be interpreted correctly). Specimens should be collected six hours post-dose.

Cost

Price on application

Turnaround time

Please see Turnaround times

Analytical method

PETINIA Chemistry

Analysis undertaken at these site(s)

• John Radcliffe Hospital
• Horton General Hospital

Reference intervals

Female

(All ages) 0.8 - 2.0 microg/L

Male

(All ages) 0.8 - 2.0 microg/L