Another name for digoxin?

Is digoxin the same as “digitalis”?

Digoxin is also known as a cardiac glycoside extracted from the foxglove plant (Digitalis lanata). People sometimes use “digitalis” informally for digoxin, but “Digitalis” is the plant genus, while digoxin is the specific medicine.

What’s a common alternate name used on prescriptions?

“Digoxin” may appear on labels or in records as:
- Digitalis (informal/less precise)
- Digoxin (the standard, accurate name)

How to avoid confusion

If you’re looking for the exact drug name used clinically, it’s digoxin. If you see “digitalis,” it may refer to the plant or a generic class term, not always the precise dose form of digoxin.