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All of the following statements about digitalis are true except :

A
Excretion is mainly renal
B
Oral absorption is good
C
Actively metabolized in liver
D
Lipid soluble
High-Yield Explanation
Answer is C (Actively metabolized in Liver) Digoxin is excreted unchanged by the Kidney, mainly by Glomerular filtration. /t is not metabolized by liver. Dose of digoxin need not to be changed in Liver failure. Do not confuse digoxin with digitoxin : The most lipid soluble cardiac glycoside is = Digitoxin e The most rapidly absorbed oral glycoside is = Digitoxin e Digitoxin is primarily metabolized by the liver Q Dose of digitoxin needs to be reduced in liver failure. e

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