Dotamin 250mg Injection 10ml

Heart Failure Prescription (Rx) Required

DOBUTAMINE 250MG

NPR 315.20

Mfr: Neon Laboratories Ltd

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What is DOTAMIN 250MG?

DOTAMIN 250MG contains Dobutamine which belongs to a group of medicines called Inotropic agents

What DOTAMIN 250MG is used for?

It is used,

in open heart surgery
to treat heart disease, heart failure
in shock
as an alternative to exercise for stress testing the heart

Talk to your Doctor, if you:

are allergic to Dobutamine or any of the other ingredients of this medicine
suffer from high blood pressure due to a tumour near the kidney (Phaeocromocytoma)
have heart or blood vessel disorders
have recently had a heart attack
have had a heart transplant
have unstable angina
have high blood pressure

If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine

Your doctor will give you the right dose based on your child’s age, body weight and disease

Do not drive or use machinery if you are affected by the administration of this medicine

Tell your doctor if you are taking,

beta blockers (used to relieve heart conditions, anxiety and migraine)
anaesthetics
entacapone (used to treat Parkinson’s Disease)

DOTAMIN 250MG will be given to you by a doctor or nurse

If you receive more DOTAMIN 250MG

If you are concerned that you are given too much of DOTAMIN 250MG contact your doctor or nurse immediately
Symptoms of overdose: feeling sick, anxious, palpitations, headache, short of breath, chest pain

[SERIOUS]

increased heart rate
chest pain
heartbeat disturbances
narrowing of the blood vessels (vasoconstriction)
irregular heartbeat (palpitations)
asthma-like symptoms (bronchospasm)
shortness of breath
increase in white blood cells (eosinophilia)
inhibition of blood clot formation
rash, fever
inflammation of the vein at the injection site (phlebitis)

fast contractions of the ventricles of the heart (ventricular tachycardia)
uncontrolled contractions of the ventricles of the heart (ventricular fibrillation)

[RARE]

slow heartbeat (bradycardia)
not enough blood supplied to the heart (myocardial ischaemia)
low potassium (hypokalemia)
spots on the skin (petechial bleeding)
heart block
narrowing of the blood vessels supplying the heart (coronary vasospasm)

Additional Information
Storage

[ADDITIONALINFORMATION]

Keep this medicine out of reach of children
Store at a room temperature of 15-25°C

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