LOW-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
dopamine Side Effects
dopamine (also sold as Intropin) is a LOW-VOLUME FAERS extract #430 of 524 by FAERS report count. Still opens on HOSP-HEAVY: 52.4% mention hospitalization (1,540 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 2,938
- FAERS reports
Thinner FAERS book - still a temporal association ledger, not proof of cause. Methodology.
dopamine: 52.4% mention hospitalization (1,540 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band LOW-VOLUME #430 of 524 by FAERS report count.
Thinner FAERS extract for dopamine (Intropin) (2,938 reports #430 of 524 by FAERS report count). 52.4% mention hospitalization (1,540 reports). Sparse books still carry named reaction rows when present; not medical advice.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (1997–2025). Stamps SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
HYPOTENSION leads 336 of 2,938 reports
Who reports · age peak 45-64 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 45-64 (602 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (976 reports, 33.2%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| HYPOTENSION | 145 |
| DEATH | 125 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 99 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 85 |
| SEPSIS | 81 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 66 |
| MULTIPLE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME | 64 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 57 |
| PNEUMONIA | 57 |
| MULTI-ORGAN FAILURE | 53 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 52 |
| SEPTIC SHOCK | 50 |
| DYSPNOEA | 47 |
| BRADYCARDIA | 46 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE | 45 |
| PAIN | 45 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 44 |
| INJURY | 43 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (1,540, 52.4% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| HYPOTENSION | 219 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 128 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 98 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 97 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 92 |
| DIARRHOEA | 85 |
| BRADYCARDIA | 78 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 77 |
| DYSPNOEA | 76 |
| PNEUMONIA | 73 |
| SEPSIS | 70 |
| PYREXIA | 69 |
| SHOCK | 68 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 67 |
| METABOLIC ACIDOSIS | 65 |
| CARDIOGENIC SHOCK | 63 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE | 62 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 62 |
How to read dopamine FAERS figures (SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 2,938 voluntary reports linked to dopamine (Intropin), 1997-2025. Death is listed on 976 (33.2%). Hospitalization appears on 1,540 (52.4%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
Sparse extract - named reactions and SEX-BALANCED skew still differ by drug; not a complete safety profile.
Read with dopamine
Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY stamps.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 2,935 FAERS cases (Δ 3 lighter vs dopamine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 2,902 FAERS cases (Δ 36 lighter vs dopamine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 2,896 FAERS cases (Δ 42 lighter vs dopamine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 2,870 FAERS cases (Δ 68 lighter vs dopamine); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's SIGNAL · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 0.0% death-mentioned reports (Δ 33.2 pp vs dopamine's DEATH-HEAVY): MEGA-CASE · HOSP-LIGHT.
dopamine stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload SIGNAL and the label guide.