Heptaminol is an amino alcohol which is classified as a cardiac stimulant (positive inotropic action).

It is sometimes used in the treatment of low blood pressure, particularly orthostatic hypotension as it is a potent positive inotrope (improving cardiac contraction).

[medical citation needed] Heptaminol is classified by the World Anti-Doping Agency as a doping substance.

[1] In 2008, the cyclist Dmitriy Fofonov tested positive for heptaminol at the Tour de France.

[6] On March 22, 2019, Cycling South Africa reported that Ricardo Broxham has been sanctioned for an anti-doping rule violation of Articles 2.1 and 2.2 of the UCI Anti-Doping Rules after an in-competition test conducted on 18 August 2018 confirmed the presence of Heptaminol in his sample.