Norepinephrine, also known as noradrenaline and sold under the brand name Levophed among others, is a medication used to treat people with very low blood pressure.

[2] It is the typical medication used in sepsis if low blood pressure does not improve following intravenous fluids.

[2] Common side effects include headache, slow heart rate, and anxiety.

Norepinephrine acts on beta-1 adrenergic receptors, causing increase in heart rate and cardiac output.

Norepinephrine is the generic name of the drug and its INNTooltip International Nonproprietary Name, while noradrenaline is its BANTooltip British Approved Name.