| Category of Drug | Noradrenaline is Anallergics and Drugs used in Anaphylaxis |
| Mechanism of Action | |
| Indications | Noradrenaline is used for 1. Acute hypotension 2. Adjunct in cardiac arrest 3. Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. |
| Well Known Pharmaceutical Brands | |
| Available dosage forms | INJECTIONS |
| Dose | |
| Contraindications | 1. Hypertension 2. Pregnancy 3. Patients with peripheral or mesenteric vascular thrombosis unless necessary as a life-saving procedure. 4. During cyclopropane and halothane anaesthesia |
| Precautions | Monitor BP frequently during infusion, Use large vein for infusion to avoid skin necrosis, interactions |
| Adverse Effects | 1. Elevation of blood pressure 2. bradycardia 3. peripheral ischemia 4. arrhythmias 5.anxiety 6. transient headache 7. respiratory difficulty 8. extravasation necrosis at the injection site. |
| Pregnancy Category | C |
