What is Dopram?

Stacy Wiegman, PharmD

Pharmacy

Dopram is a medication to improve breathing after a person has had surgery or after a drug overdose. The medication is also used to treat hospitalized people who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with high levels of carbon dioxide in their blood. Dopram stimulates the part of the brain that controls breathing by modifying certain brain chemicals. The medication is given as an injection or infusion in a hospital or doctor's office. The active ingredient in Dopram is doxapram.

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