Dopamine HCl
Brand names,
Dopamine HCl
Analogs
Dopamine HCl
Brand Names Mixture
Dopamine HCl
Chemical_Formula
C8H11NO2
Dopamine HCl
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Dopamine HCl
fda sheet
Dopamine HCl
msds (material safety sheet)
Dopamine HCl
Synthesis Reference
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Dopamine HCl
Molecular Weight
153.178 g/mol
Dopamine HCl
Melting Point
82.5 oC
Dopamine HCl
H2O Solubility
600 g/L
Dopamine HCl
State
Solid
Dopamine HCl
LogP
0.548
Dopamine HCl
Dosage Forms
Solution
Dopamine HCl
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
Dopamine HCl
Pharmacology
Dopamine is a natural catecholamine formed by the decarboxylation of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA). It is a precursor to norepinephrine in noradrenergic nerves and is also a neurotransmitter in certain areas of the central nervous system, especially in the nigrostriatal tract, and in a few peripheral sympathetic nerves. Dopamine produces positive chronotropic and inotropic effects on the myocardium, resulting in increased heart rate and cardiac contractility. This is accomplished directly by exerting an agonist action on beta-adrenoceptors and indirectly by causing release of norepinephrine from storage sites in sympathetic nerve endings.
Dopamine HCl
Absorption
Dopamine is rapidly absorbed from the small intestine.
Dopamine HCl
side effects and Toxicity
LD50 oral mice = 1460 mg/kg, LD50 oral rats = 1780 mg/kg. Spasm or closing of eyelids, nausea, vomiting, cardiac arrhythmias, involuntary movements of the body including the face, tongue, arms, hand, head, and upper body; hypotension, haemolytic anaemia, urinary retention, duodenal ulcer, sialorrhea, ataxia, abdominal pain, dry mouth, nightmares, tachypnoea, bruxism, confusion, and insomnia.
Dopamine HCl
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Dopamine HCl
Organisms Affected
Humans and other mammals