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6.2.17 Pressor Medications

ITEMID  LABEL      CATEGORY
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 46     Isuprel 
 47	Levophed
 120	Levophed-k
 43	Dopamine
 307	Dopamine Drip
 44	Epinephrine
 119	Epinephrine-k
 309	Epinephrine Drip
 51	Vasopressin
 127	Neosynephrine
 128	Neosynephrine-k

Note: Drugs interact, and can often have the oppositcve effect you might expect when the drug dose is low or high. For example, the vasodepressor action of Isuprel is reversed to vasopressor action by small doses of ergotamine or ergotoxine. This reversal is associated with a marked increase in the amplitude of ventricular contraction, in pulse pressure and in rate (19).



djscott 2011-09-07