Description
Dobutamine Injection: Dobutamine is a category of drugs known as vasopressors used to manage patients with low cardiac output, decompensated heart failure (DHF), and Myocardial infarction (MI). Myocardial infarction, or heart attack, may result from the insufficiency of blood and oxygen supply to the heart. Cardiac decompensation is a pathological state in which the heart fails to sustain effective circulation.
Dobutamine includes Dobutamine, which functions to enhance the circulation of blood towards the muscles and enhance the pumping capacity of the heart. If you are allergic to Dobutamine or any of its ingredients, please notify your physician. If you are pregnant or lactating, or have a history of blood circulation disorders, notify your physician before receiving Dobutamine.
Medical Benefits
- Dobutamine has Dobutamine as an active ingredient used for Cardiac decompensation and patients with low cardiac output.
- Increases blood flow to the muscles.
- Used in patients with congestive heart failure (a condition in which the heart fails due to an increase in blood or fluid) to improve the efficiency of the heart’s pumping function.
Uses:
- Dobutamine makes the heart contract more forcefully, allowing it to pump blood better in heart failure.
- Dobutamine augments blood flow to critical organs after a myocardial infarction.
- Dobutamine alleviates fatigue and shortness of breath by enhancing cardiac output.
Instructions For Use:
- Do not administer it yourself.
- Pinch the skin firmly between the index finger and the thumb, and do it quickly.
- Push the needle straight into the muscle.
- Suction back on the plunger; if blood is pulled into the syringe, withdraw the needle from the skin.
- Replace the needle with another of the same bore.
- You may administer the already existing drug in the syringe.
- Administer the drug slowly.
Dosage:
Administer this injection in the proper dose as directed by your physician. Don’t administer the higher mg of this drug.
Storage:
- Store this drug in a cool and dry place.
- Don’t store this infusion in sunlight.
- Store this infusion away from children and pets.
Side Effects:
- Headache
- Nausea
- Shortness of breath
- Chest pain
- Irregular heartbeat
- Injection site reactions
Precautions:
- It is administered into the vein as a drip by a medical professional.
- Your doctor might conduct frequent blood tests to check the sodium and potassium levels in the blood.
- Notify your doctor if you are pregnant or planning pregnancy, or if you are breastfeeding.
- If there is any pain or swelling at the site of injection during or shortly after the injection, report to your doctor immediately so that necessary treatment can be administered.
- Do not take Dobutamine if you have hyperthyroidism, a rapid or irregular heartbeat, or a tumor that raises blood pressure.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):
Q. How does Dobutamine function?
Dobutamine has Dobutamine as an active ingredient, which functions by improving blood flow to the muscles and enhancing the heart’s pumping capacity.
Q. Is Dobutamine safe for a Diabetic patient?
Use of Dobutamine in diabetic patients should be cautious since it can lead to Dobutamine stress echocardiography. So, if you are diabetic, tell your doctor before receiving Dobutamine.
