Medication error after Insulin in cats

The FDA has received 55 reports of medication error in cats after Insulin. That is 1.5% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.6% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

55Reports

73%Marked serious

24%Recovered

9.1%Died or euthanised

Same dayTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

21 58%

1–2 days

1 2.8%

3–7 days

1 2.8%

1–4 weeks

3 8.3%

Over a month

10 28%

How the animals did

Recovered

7 13%

Recovered with lasting effects

6 11%

Still unwell when reported

34 62%

Died

2 3.6%

Euthanised

3 5.5%

Not known

3 5.5%

Problems reported at the same time

Didn't work as expected

30 55%

Hypoglycaemia

10 18%

Incorrect storage of drug

9 16%

Wrong technique in drug usage process

8 15%

Death

5 9.1%

Loss of appetite

5 9.1%

Diarrhea

4 7.3%

Drug preparation error

4 7.3%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Insulin treats diabetes.

Questions owners ask

Can Insulin cause medication error in cats?: 55 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 the same day 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).

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