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Your doctor has ordered dobutamine to improve your heart function. The drug will be added to an intravenous fluid that will drip through a needle or catheter placed in your vein over 12 hours, usually every other day. Dobutamine is used to help your heart pump better by strengthening the heart muscle. Dobutamine also improves blood flow and relieves symptoms of heart failure. Dobutrex is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information. Your health care provider (doctor, nurse, or pharmacist) may measure the effectiveness and side effects of your treatment using laboratory tests and physical examinations. It is important to keep all appointments with your doctor and the laboratory. The length of treatment depends on how you respond to the medication.
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