Drug Summary

  Drug name:  dobutamine
  Chemical name:  Dobutamine hydrochloride
  Formula:  C₁₈H₂₃NO₃
  Weight:   301.3801
  CAS no:  34368-04-2
  DrugBank link:  DB00841
  Description:  A beta-1 agonist catecholamine that has cardiac stimulant action without evoking vasoconstriction or tachycardia. It is proposed as a cardiotonic after myocardial infarction or open heart surgery.
  Indication:  For inotropic support in the short- term treatment of patients with cardiac decompensation due to depressed contractility resulting either from organic heart disease or from cardiac surgical procedures