Corneal ulcer after Artificial Tears in dogs
The FDA has received 24 reports of corneal ulcer in dogs after Artificial Tears. That is 28% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.1% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.
24Reports
83%Marked serious
50%Recovered
0.0%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 Artificial Tears cause corneal ulcer in dogs?
- 24 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).
Corneal ulcer with similar medicines
- Corneal ulcer after Diphenhydramine 30 reports · 0.6% of its reports
- Corneal ulcer after Cefpodoxime 20 reports · 0.5% of its reports
- Corneal ulcer after Tramadol 22 reports · 0.6% of its reports
- Corneal ulcer after Florfenicol + Mometasone + Terbinafine 288 reports · 8.1% of its reports
- Corneal ulcer after Betamethasone + Florfenicol + Terbinafine 73 reports · 3.0% of its reports
- Corneal ulcer after Ketoconazole 53 reports · 2.3% of its reports
- Corneal ulcer after Etodolac 22 reports · 1.2% of its reports
- Corneal ulcer after Atropine 27 reports · 3.6% of its reports
- Corneal ulcer after Neomycin 38 reports · 8.6% of its reports
- Corneal ulcer after Neomycin + Polymyxin B 41 reports · 21% of its reports
All reported side effects of Artificial Tears in dogs · Medicines most reported with corneal ulcer