Dobutamine

Drug Status in USA : Approved
Drug Status in Canada : Approved

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Acute heart failure. Cardiac Stress test.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Hypersensitivity, idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis (IHSS).

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Correct hypovolaemia prior to treatment. Increased risk of rapid ventricular response in patients with atrial fibrillation. Insufficient data to determine the safety and efficacy of dobutamine use after acute MI.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Increased heart rare and BP, ectopic beats, palpitation. Nausea, headache, chest pain, palpitation, dyspnoea, paraesthesia, leg cramps. Tissue necrosis at site of extravasation. Cardiac arrhythmias, allergy (rare). MI and hypotension.

Drug Category/Class

  • Adrenergic beta-1 Receptor Agonists
  • Cardiotonic Agents
  • Adrenergic and Dopaminergic Agents
  • Cardiac Stimulants Excl. Cardiac Glycosides
  • Beta2 Agonists
  • Sympathomimetics
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Adrenergic and dopaminergic agents
Prescribed For inotropic support in the short- term treatment of patients with cardiac decompensation due to depressed contractility resulting either from org...
Weight :301.3801
Structure Dobutamine
Generic Drug Dobutamine prescribed For inotropic support in the short- term treatment of patients with cardiac decompensation due to depressed contractility resulting either from org...
Formula

C18H23NO3

Dobutamine has 31 Brands listed


Cardiforce (250 mg)Cardiject (50 mg)
Cardiject Inj (250 mg)Dobicard (250 mg)
Dobier Lypho (250 mg)Dobonis LP (250 mg)
Dobucard (250 mg)Dobucard (250 mg) (SPM Drugs)
Dobucare (250 mg)Dobucef (250 mg)
Dobucin (250 mg)Dobugen PFV (50 mg)
Dobulon (250 mg)Dobunes Lypho (250 mg)
Dobunex PF (250 mg)Dobupar (250 mg)
Dobusol (250 mg)Dobustat (250 mg)
Dobutam (40 mg)Dobutamine (250 mg)
Dobutasys (250 mg)Dobutrex (250 mg)
Dobutrop (250 mg)Dobutrust (250 mg)
Dotamin (50 mg)Dotamin LYO (250 mg)
Icidob (250 mg)Inoject (250 mg)
K M Dobutamine (250 mg)Kardia (250 mg)
Myocard (250 mg)

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