DOPAMINE 200MG INJECTION

• Treating shock and low blood pressure due to heart attack, trauma, infections, surgery, and other causes
• It is also used to help improve heart function when it is unable to pump enough blood

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that stimulates the heart and acts on blood vessels and the kidneys

Adult: IV- The recommended initial dose is 1-5 mcg/kg/min, up to 5-10 mcg/kg/min according to patient's response

• Breathing difficulties
• Narrowing of blood vessels
• Nausea
• Fall in blood pressure
• Vomiting
• Chest pains
• High blood pressure
• Rapid or irregular pulse
• Pain in your fingers or toes
• An excess of urea or other waste products in the blood
• Abnormalities in the ECG
• Dilation of the pupil of the eye
• Changes in the heartbeat
• Headache

• Caution should be exercised in patients with history of thickening and hardening of arteries, Raynaud's disease, Buerger's disease, diabetic endarteritis, increase in diastolic pressure, who are taking other medications, any allergy, during pregnancy and breastfeeding
• Monitor urine flow, cardiac output and blood pressure regularly while taking this medication
• Blood volume should be corrected before infusion of this medication