Death after Amlodipine in cats

The FDA has received 67 reports of death in cats after Amlodipine. That is 17% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 8.9% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

67Reports
99%Marked serious
0.0%Recovered
100%Died or euthanised
9 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
16 31%
1–2 days
3 5.9%
3–7 days
4 7.8%
1–4 weeks
13 25%
Over a month
15 29%

How the animals did

Died
27 40%
Euthanised
40 60%

Problems reported at the same time

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
1
1–3 years
0
4–7 years
1
8–11 years
8
12+ years
55

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Amlodipine cause death in cats?
67 reports link the two, but a report alone does not prove the medicine was the cause: other illnesses, other medicines or coincidence can be involved. Your vet can judge it for your animal.
How soon after a dose was it reported?
In half of the reports with dates, it started within 9 days of the first dose.
What should I do?
Don't give another dose until you've spoken to your vet, and keep the packaging so you can tell them the product and dose. Your vet can also report it to the FDA (or you can, through the manufacturer or FDA form 1932a).

Death with similar medicines

All reported side effects of Amlodipine in cats · Medicines most reported with death