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Dopamine

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Dopamine is a sympathomimetic drug, i.e. a drug which acts on the sympathetic nervous system.

Dopamine affects the dopamine and adregenic receptors to produce effects such as increased heart rate and blood pressure.

It is also an important neurotransmitter in the brain.

Shortage of the drug has been implicated in neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease. Dopamine is also believed to play a role in schizophrenia.

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