Tachycardia after Ampicillin in dogs
The FDA has received 56 reports of tachycardia in dogs after Ampicillin. That is 5.7% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.5% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.
56Reports
89%Marked serious
11%Recovered
64%Died or euthanised
1 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started
How the animals did
Problems reported at the same time
Age of the animals
About this medicine
Type: medicine.
Questions owners ask
- Can Ampicillin cause tachycardia in dogs?
- 56 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 1 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).
Tachycardia with similar medicines
- Tachycardia after Melarsomine (Immiticide) 385 reports · 1.7% of its reports
- Tachycardia after Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 41 reports · 0.8% of its reports
- Tachycardia after Diphenhydramine 141 reports · 3.0% of its reports
- Tachycardia after Butorphanol 192 reports · 4.3% of its reports
- Tachycardia after Cefpodoxime 44 reports · 1.1% of its reports
- Tachycardia after Tramadol 77 reports · 2.0% of its reports
- Tachycardia after Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate 33 reports · 1.0% of its reports
- Tachycardia after Propofol 143 reports · 4.7% of its reports
- Tachycardia after Isoflurane 135 reports · 4.9% of its reports
- Tachycardia after Cephalexin 21 reports · 0.8% of its reports
All reported side effects of Ampicillin in dogs · Medicines most reported with tachycardia