DOPAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE.

A monograph for the pharmaceutical substance DOPAMINI HYDROCHLORIDUM/DOPAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE" from the fourth edition of "The International Pharmacopoeia" is presented. Dopamine hydrochloride is categorized as a cardiovascular drug; sympathomimetic and described as colourless crystals or a white or almost white, odourless crystalline powder, that is freely soluble in water. It is recommended that this substance be kept in a well-closed container, protected from light. Procedures for performing an identity test and assay of the substance are described.