Drug Summary

  Drug name:  dopamine
  Chemical name:  dopamine hydrochloride
  Formula:  C₈H₁₁NO₂
  Weight:   153.1784
  CAS no:  51-61-6
  DrugBank link:  DB00988
  Description:  One of the catecholamine neurotransmitters in the brain. It is derived from tyrosine and is the precursor to norepinephrine and epinephrine. Dopamine is a major transmitter in the extrapyramidal system of the brain, and important in regulating movement. A family of receptors (receptors, dopamine) mediate its action. [PubChem]
  Indication:  For the correction of hemodynamic imbalances present in the shock syndrome due to myocardial infarction, trauma, endotoxic septicemia, open-heart surgery, renal failure, and chronic cardiac decompensation as in congestive failure