Epinephrine side effects in cats

86 reports sent to the FDA between 2012 and 2026 involve Epinephrine in cats. The most reported problems were cardiac arrest, breathing problems, allergic reaction. 93% were marked serious.

86Reports
93%Marked serious
0.0%Only medicine involved
7.0%Recovered
71%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

21 24%
20 23%
Respiratory arrest
18 21%
Bradycardia
16 19%
Pale mucous membrane
16 19%
Cyanosis
15 17%
Hypothermia
15 17%
Swelling
14 16%
Diarrhea
10 12%
Vocalising
9 10%
Collapse
9 10%

Share = percentage of this medicine's reports that mention the problem. One report can list several problems.

Reports that it didn't work

Some reports are about the medicine not working (for example a cat still getting fleas or heartworm), not about a side effect.

Didn't work as expected
5 5.8%
Didn't stop fleas
2 2.3%
Didn't stop worms
1 1.2%

How soon problems started

Same day
60 76%
1–2 days
12 15%
3–7 days
3 3.8%
1–4 weeks
3 3.8%
Over a month
1 1.3%

Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (79 reports).

How the animals did

Recovered
6 7.0%
Still unwell when reported
16 19%
Died
49 57%
Euthanised
12 14%
Not known
3 3.5%

Breeds named most often

Popular breeds appear more often because there are more of them.

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