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Dobutamine

6 known interactions
1 brand name

Indications

  • Inotropic support in infarction, cardiac surgery, cardiomyopathies, septic shock, cardiogenic shock, and during positive end expiratory pressure ventilation
  • Cardiac stress testing

Drug Interactions

Moderate interactions

6 drug interactions identified for Dobutamine. Check the full interaction details, severity ratings, and clinical recommendations in the MedNext app.

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Safety Information

🤰Pregnancy guidance available
🤱Breastfeeding guidance available

Cautions

Acute heart failure; acute myocardial infarction; arrhythmias; correct hypercapnia before starting and during treatment; correct hypovolaemia before starting and during treatment; correct hypoxia befo...

Side Effects

Common or very common Arrhythmias; bronchospasm; chest pain; dyspnoea; eosinophilia; fever; headache; inflammation localised; ischaemic heart disease; nausea; palpitations; platelet aggregation inhibi...

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Brand Names

Dobutrex(IN, PK, SA, AE, EG, ZA, NG)
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Source: MedNext Audited Proprietary Dataset

Last reviewed: 2026

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