Labelled drug-drug interaction medication error after Medetomidine in cats
The FDA has received 33 reports of labelled drug-drug interaction medication error in cats after Medetomidine. That is 6.7% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.2% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.
33Reports
0.0%Marked serious
0.0%Recovered
27%Died or euthanised
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Questions owners ask
- Can Medetomidine cause labelled drug-drug interaction medication error in cats?
- 33 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.
- 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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