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Dopamine
Essential medicine status
Section:
12. Cardiovascular medicines 12.4. Medicines used in heart failure
ATC codes: C01CA04
EMLc
Indication
Heart failure ICD11 code: BD0Z
INN
Dopamine
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Complementary (EML)
(EMLc)
Formulations
Parenteral > General injections > IV: 40 mg per mL in 5 mL vial (hydrochloride)
EML status history
First added in 1977 (TRS 615)
Changed in 1979 (TRS 641)
Changed in 2003 (TRS 920)
Changed in 2007 (TRS 950)
Sex
All
Age
Also recommended for children
Therapeutic alternatives
The recommendation is for this specific medicine
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
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Dopamine
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Dopamine
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
The EMLc Subcommittee endorsed the inclusion of dopamine on the complementary list of the EMLc. The Subcommittee requested a review of other medicines used as inotropes in children for its next meeting.