Bupivacaine Lipsome side effects in dogs

90 reports sent to the FDA between 2016 and 2019 involve Bupivacaine Lipsome in dogs. The most reported problems were injection site reaction, swelling, application site reaction. 59% were marked serious, and where it was recorded, signs eased after stopping the medicine in 100% of cases.

90Reports
59%Marked serious
57%Only medicine involved
46%Recovered
7.8%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

29 32%
Loss of appetite
8 8.9%
Skin redness
8 8.9%
Behaviour change
5 5.6%
Surgical site disorder
5 5.6%
Discomfort
5 5.6%
Fever
4 4.4%
Lameness
4 4.4%
Horner's syndrome
3 3.3%
Dehiscence
3 3.3%
Breathing problems
2 2.2%
Allergic reaction
2 2.2%
Bruising
2 2.2%

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
1 1.1%

How soon problems started

Same day
43 51%
1–2 days
28 33%
3–7 days
5 5.9%
1–4 weeks
6 7.1%
Over a month
3 3.5%

Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (85 reports).

How the animals did

Recovered
41 46%
Died
5 5.6%
Euthanised
2 2.2%
Not known
42 47%

Breeds named most often

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

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