A new analysis of reports submitted to the Food and Drug Administration has linked Digitek (digoxin) to at least 667 deaths between April 1 and June 30, 2008. The reports by doctors, health care professionals and consumers cited Digitek as the “primary suspect” in the deaths of hundreds of patients who had taken the heart [...]

A Kentucky man has filed a Digitek lawsuit against the distributor of the heart medication on behalf of his deceased wife. John Conte alleges that his wife, Scottye, died in October 2007 after suffering digoxin toxicity from an excess dose of Digitek. Digitek—known generically as digoxin—was recalled by manufacturer Actavis Totowa in April 2008 after [...]

Congress has sent a letter to officials with the Food and Drug Administration asking the agency to provide it with more information about a series of drug recalls by Actavis Totowa, including one that involved Digitek. Actavis issued a Digitek recall in April 2008 after learning that some tablets of the heart medication were manufactured [...]