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Milrinone, sold under the brand name Primacor, is a medication used to treat heart failure. It may be used short term in those in who other medications are not sufficient. It is given by injection into a vein.

Common side effects include ventricular arrhythmia, low blood pressure, and headache. Other side effects may include low potassium and long term use may increase death. It is a phosphodiesterase 3 inhibitor that works to increase the heart's contractility and decreases vascular resistance.

Milrinone was approved for medical use in the United States in 1987. It is available as a generic medication. In the United Kingdom 10 mg cost the NHS about £20 as of 2021. In the United States this amount costs about 5 USD.