Bupivacaine Liposome side effects in dogs

54 reports sent to the FDA between 2020 and 2026 involve Bupivacaine Liposome in dogs. The most reported problems were injection site reaction, lethargy, loss of appetite. 30% were marked serious.

54Reports
30%Marked serious
67%Only medicine involved
52%Recovered
9.3%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

Injection site reaction
18 33%
Lethargy
8 15%
Loss of appetite
8 15%
Swelling
8 15%
Surgical site disorder
6 11%
Fever
5 9.3%
Tremors
5 9.3%
Vocalising
5 9.3%
Pain
4 7.4%
Abnormal radiograph finding
4 7.4%
Abnormal cytology
4 7.4%
Behaviour change
4 7.4%
Swollen limb
4 7.4%
Breathing problems
3 5.6%
Pica
3 5.6%

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
5 9.3%

How soon problems started

Same day
15 28%
1–2 days
24 44%
3–7 days
4 7.4%
1–4 weeks
8 15%
Over a month
3 5.6%

Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (54 reports).

How the animals did

Recovered
28 52%
Still unwell when reported
9 17%
Died
3 5.6%
Euthanised
2 3.7%
Not known
12 22%

Breeds named most often

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

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