Presentation: Yellow solution
Class: Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
Action: Competitive inhibition, PDE111
Use: Inotrope, vasodilation, congestive cardiac failure
Dose: Loading dose 0.5 - 1 mg/kg
5 - 20 mcg/kg/min
Route: IV
Onset: 2- 5 minutes.
Complications: Vasodilation, arrhythmias
Elimination: Metabolised in liver
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