DOBUSTAT 250MG INJECTION

Introduction:

Dobustat 250mg Injection contains the active constituent dobutamine. It is used to treat heart failure. It is also used in open-heart surgery, in shock, and as a substitute to exercise for stress testing the heart (assess your risk of having heart disorders). Heart failure is the heart’s inability to pump blood adequately to the body. Tell your doctor if you have asthma, recently had a heart attack, heart diseases, high blood pressure, heart transplant, chest pain, or any condition that makes exercise dangerous for you before taking Dobustat 250mg Injection. 

Talk to your doctor about all the medicines you are taking, including supplements and herbal drugs, before taking Dobustat 250mg Injection. Ask for a doctor’s advice if you are breastfeeding, pregnant, or planning to get pregnant before taking this medicine.

Uses of Dobustat 250mg Injection:

• Heart failure
• Heart disorders
• Open heart surgery
• Shock
• A substitute to exercise for stress testing the heart

How Dobustat 250mg Injection works:

It stimulates the receptors of the heart, helps the pumping action of your heart, and makes your heartbeat more strong.

Interactions with other drugs:

Inform your doctor about any medications you are taking or have taken before the treatment.

More information:

Keep Dobustat 250mg Injection out of sight and reach of children. Do not store above 25°C. 

References:

1. KD Tripathi, Essentials of Medical Pharmacology, Adrenergic system and drugs, 7th edition, 2013, 134.
2. Goodman & Gilman’s, The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, Adrenergic agonists and antagonists, 12th edition, 2011, 290.
3. Hameln Pharma ltd, Electronic medicines compendium (emc), [ Revised on April 2020] [ Accessed on 12th May 2021], https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/files/pil.6270.pdf
4. Hospira UK Limited, The Health Products Regulatory Authority (hpra), [ Revised on June 2016] [ Accessed on 12th May 2021], https://www.hpra.ie/img/uploaded/swedocuments/PIL-2180329-12072016160552-636039363541586250.pdf

How to use Dobustat 250mg Injection:

It will be given to you by a health care professional. The dose and duration will be decided by your doctor.

Safety advice:

Pregnancy:

Inform your doctor if you are pregnant or planning to get pregnant before taking Dobustat 250mg Injection.

Breastfeeding:

Inform your doctor if you are breastfeeding before taking Dobustat 250mg Injection.

Liver:

Inform your doctor if you have any liver diseases. 

Kidney:

Inform your doctor if you have any kidney diseases. 

Driving: 

Consult your doctor before driving or handling heavy machines while being treated with Dobustat 250mg Injection.

Others:

• Inform your doctor if you have had a heart transplant or heart attack.
• Tell your doctor if you have asthma or high blood pressure.

Side effects are unwanted symptoms caused by medicines. Even though all medicines cause side effects, not everyone gets them.

Serious:

• Severe allergic reaction (swelling of hands, feet, ankles, lips or throat, difficulty in swallowing or breathing, feeling faint, rash. Itching)

Common:

• Chest pain
• Heartbeat disturbances
• Increased or decreased blood pressure
• Shortness of breath
• Increase in white blood cells
• Fever
• Inflammation of vein at the injection site
• Inhibition of clot formation