Dry eye after Betamethasone + Florfenicol + Terbinafine in dogs

30 reports to the FDA describe dry eye in dogs given Betamethasone + Florfenicol + Terbinafine. That is 1.2% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.0% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

30Reports

90%Marked serious

6.7%Recovered

3.3%Died or euthanised

7 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

6 25%

1–2 days

4 17%

3–7 days

5 21%

1–4 weeks

6 25%

Over a month

3 13%

How the animals did

Recovered with lasting effects

2 6.7%

Still unwell when reported

21 70%

Euthanised

1 3.3%

Not known

6 20%

Problems reported at the same time

22 73%

10 33%

9 30%

7 23%

7 23%

Eye pain

6 20%

Corneal disorder

6 20%

Head shake - ear disorder

5 17%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Betamethasone + Florfenicol + Terbinafine cause dry eye in dogs?: 30 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 7 days 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).

Dry eye with similar medicines

Dry eye after Florfenicol + Mometasone + Terbinafine 145 reports · 4.1% of its reports
Dry eye after Ketoconazole 28 reports · 1.2% of its reports
Dry eye after Pilocarpine 27 reports · 35% of its reports

All reported side effects of Betamethasone + Florfenicol + Terbinafine in dogs · Medicines most reported with dry eye