Didn't stop worms after Cephalexin in dogs
24 reports to the FDA describe didn't stop worms in dogs given Cephalexin. That is 0.9% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 8.4% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported less often than average with this medicine.
24Reports
38%Marked serious
13%Recovered
8.3%Died or euthanised
151 daysTypical onset
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About this medicine
Type: medicine.
Questions owners ask
- Can Cephalexin cause didn't stop worms 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 151 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).
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- Didn't stop worms after Diphenhydramine 24 reports · 0.5% of its reports
- Didn't stop worms after Cefpodoxime 30 reports · 0.7% of its reports
- Didn't stop worms after Tramadol 40 reports · 1.1% of its reports
- Didn't stop worms after Chondroitin + Glucosamine 47 reports · 1.8% of its reports
- Didn't stop worms after Glucosamine 46 reports · 2.5% of its reports
- Didn't stop worms after Enalapril 25 reports · 1.5% of its reports
- Didn't stop worms after Phenobarbital 22 reports · 1.4% of its reports
- Didn't stop worms after Fish Oil 29 reports · 1.9% of its reports
- Didn't stop worms after Sulfadimethoxine 49 reports · 5.3% of its reports
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