Dopamine 200mg Injection is a medicine used for the treatment of low blood pressure due to heart attack, infection, heart surgery, or trauma. It is also useful in heart failure. It increases the blood pressure by increasing pumping capacity of the heart and improving blood flow in the body.

Dopamine 200mg Injection also improves urine output and may help to prevent kidney failure in critically ill patients. It is administered under the supervision of a doctor as it requires continuous blood pressure monitoring. The dose has to be individually adjusted as per the patient's response to the therapy. You should continue all your other medicines that are advised by the doctor for your long-term treatment even after this injection. Your doctor may advise for regular monitoring of blood pressure.

Side effects of this medicine include palpitations, tachycardia (increased heart rate), and headache. You must inform the doctor if you are suffering from any liver or kidney disease. Also, let your doctor know about all the other medications that you are using regularly.

Uses of Dopamine Injection

Benefits of Dopamine Injection

In Low blood pressure

Dopamine 200mg Injection is used to normalise decreased blood pressure (hypotension) which may occur all of a sudden during an operation, severe infection (sepsis) or due to an emergency condition (cardiac arrest). This medicine helps to bring back the blood pressure within normal range and therefore prevents any sudden fall or even serious complications that might have otherwise followed due to low blood pressure.

Side effects of Dopamine Injection

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

Common side effects of Dopamine

Flushing (sense of warmth in the face, ears, neck and trunk)
Headache
Increased heart rate
Palpitations

How to use Dopamine Injection

Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.

How Dopamine Injection works

Dopamine 200mg Injection is a sympathomimetic agonist. It works on the receptors in the kidney, gut, brain and heart thereby relaxing the blood vessels in these organs. This restores the poor blood supply and oxygen delivery to these organs. It also causes an increase in urine production in the kidneys and protects them from injury.

Safety advice

Alcohol

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Dopamine 200mg Injection. Please consult your doctor.

Pregnancy

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

Dopamine 200mg Injection is not recommended during pregnancy as there is positive evidence of fetal risk based on animal studies. However, it may still be prescribed by a doctor in situations where the benefits outweigh the risks.

Breast feeding

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

Information regarding the use of Dopamine 200mg Injection during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor.

Driving

NOT RELEVANT

Not relevant, as Dopamine 200mg Injection is intended for use in hospitalized patients.

Kidney

CAUTION

Dopamine 200mg Injection should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment may be needed.

Liver

CAUTION

Dopamine 200mg Injection should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment may be needed.

What if you forget to take Dopamine Injection?

If you miss a dose of Dopamine 200mg Injection, please consult your doctor.

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Quick tips

It is given into the vein as a drip by a healthcare professional.
Regular monitoring of heartbeat, blood pressure, urine output, liver and kidney function is required while taking Dopamine 200mg Injection.
Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning pregnancy or breastfeeding.
It is given into the vein as a drip by a healthcare professional.
Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning pregnancy or breastfeeding.

Fact Box

Chemical Class

Catecholamine derivative

Habit Forming

Therapeutic Class

CARDIAC

Action Class

Beta-Adrenergic Inotropes

Interaction with drugs

Taking Dopamine with any of the following medicines can modify the effect of either of them and cause some undesirable side effects

Isoflurane (Inhalation Route) Severe

Your doctor may regularly monitor your blood potassium levels and ECG during the simultaneous use of these medicines. Concomitant use may affect heart rhythm.

Phenytoin (Oral Route) Severe

If concurrent use is essential, your doctor may monitor your blood pressure frequently. Dopamine may raise blood levels of Phenytoin and its active form.

Phenytoin (Injection Route) Severe

If concurrent use is essential, your doctor may monitor your blood pressure frequently. Dopamine may raise blood levels of Phenytoin and its active form.

Sevoflurane (Oral Route) Severe

Do not consume Sevoflurane with Dopamine. Concomitant use may affect heart rhythm.

Tranylcypromine (Oral Route) Severe

Do not consume Tranylcypromine with Dopamine. If concurrent use is essential, please consult your doctor.

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User feedback

What are you using Dopamine Injection for?

Others

67%

Heart failure

33%

How much was the improvement?

Excellent

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Poor

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Average

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What were the side-effects while using Dopamine 200mg Injection?

Flushing (sen*

17%

Nausea

17%

Headache

17%

Palpitations

17%

Increased hea*

17%

*Flushing (sense of warmth in the face, ears, neck and trunk), Increased heart rate

How do you take Dopamine Injection?

With or witho*

75%

With food

25%

*With or without food

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