Artificial Tears side effects in dogs

86 reports sent to the FDA between 2012 and 2025 involve Artificial Tears in dogs. The most reported problems were vomiting, loss of appetite, lethargy. 70% were marked serious.

86Reports
70%Marked serious
1.2%Only medicine involved
36%Recovered
13%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

26 30%
24 28%
Ocular discharge
18 21%
Corneal disorder
16 19%
Breathing problems
14 16%
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
14 16%
Schirmer tear test
14 16%
Eye disorder (for photophobia see 'neurological')
12 14%
Dry eye
12 14%
Behaviour change
11 13%
Blepharospasm
11 13%
Wobbliness (ataxia)
11 13%
Itching
10 12%

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 dog still getting fleas or heartworm), not about a side effect.

Didn't work as expected
10 12%
Didn't stop worms
1 1.2%
Didn't prevent heartworm
1 1.2%
Didn't stop fleas
1 1.2%

How soon problems started

Same day
19 32%
1–2 days
6 10%
3–7 days
5 8.5%
1–4 weeks
8 14%
Over a month
21 36%

Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (59 reports).

How the animals did

Recovered
24 28%
Recovered with lasting effects
7 8.1%
Still unwell when reported
22 26%
Died
6 7.0%
Euthanised
5 5.8%
Not known
22 26%

Breeds named most often

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

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