Benazepril + Spironolactone side effects in dogs

50 reports sent to the FDA between 2021 and 2026 involve Benazepril + Spironolactone in dogs. The most reported problems were vomiting, loss of appetite, kidney problems. 16% were marked serious, and where it was recorded, signs eased after stopping the medicine in 100% of cases.

50Reports
16%Marked serious
78%Only medicine involved
50%Recovered
8.0%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

Vomiting
16 32%
Loss of appetite
8 16%
Kidney problems
8 16%
Diarrhea
7 14%
Loose stool
6 12%
Lethargy
5 10%
Wobbliness (ataxia)
4 8.0%
Seizures
3 6.0%
Collapse
3 6.0%
Weakness
3 6.0%
Hyperkalaemia
3 6.0%
Increased respiratory rate
2 4.0%
Lameness
2 4.0%
Elevated symmetrical dimethylarginine (sdma)
2 4.0%
Liver problems
2 4.0%

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
4 8.0%

How soon problems started

Same day
5 11%
1–2 days
5 11%
3–7 days
15 33%
1–4 weeks
11 24%
Over a month
9 20%

Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (45 reports).

How the animals did

Recovered
25 50%
Still unwell when reported
14 28%
Died
3 6.0%
Euthanised
1 2.0%
Not known
7 14%

Breeds named most often

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

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