Dobutamine is used in the treatment of heart failure, low blood pressure, and decreased cardiac output.
How Dobutamine Works Dobutamine is a sympathomimetic agonist that activates receptors in the heart. This action enhances the heart's ability to pump blood with greater strength and force, thereby increasing its pumping capacity in conditions such as heart failure.
Common side effects of Dobutamine include high blood pressure and tachyarrhythmia.