Skin redness after Nitenpyram (Capstar) in cats
48 reports to the FDA describe skin redness in cats given Nitenpyram. That is 0.5% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 2.2% across reports for all cat medicines, so it is reported less often than average with this medicine.
48Reports
19%Marked serious
29%Recovered
13%Died or euthanised
Same dayTypical onset
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About this medicine
Nitenpyram kills adult fleas quickly; a single-dose tablet.
Products with this ingredient include Capstar. The FDA hides brand names in its public data, so these reports cover every product with the same active ingredients.
Questions owners ask
- Can Nitenpyram cause skin redness in cats?
- 48 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).
Skin redness with similar medicines
- Skin redness after Spinosad (Comfortis) 33 reports · 0.3% of its reports
- Skin redness after Imidacloprid + Moxidectin (Advantage Multi) 429 reports · 5.3% of its reports
- Skin redness after Flumethrin + Imidacloprid (Seresto) 69 reports · 10% of its reports
- Skin redness after Imidacloprid + Pyriproxyfen 26 reports · 4.0% of its reports
All reported side effects of Nitenpyram in cats · Medicines most reported with skin redness