Overdose after Cephalexin in dogs
The FDA has received 189 reports of overdose in dogs after Cephalexin. That is 7.1% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 1.3% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.
189Reports
15%Marked serious
31%Recovered
0.5%Died or euthanised
Same dayTypical onset
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About this medicine
Type: medicine.
Questions owners ask
- Can Cephalexin cause overdose in dogs?
- 189 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 the same day 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).
Overdose with similar medicines
- Overdose after Melarsomine (Immiticide) 117 reports · 0.5% of its reports
- Overdose after Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 25 reports · 0.5% of its reports
- Overdose after Diphenhydramine 52 reports · 1.1% of its reports
- Overdose after Butorphanol 53 reports · 1.2% of its reports
- Overdose after Cefpodoxime 39 reports · 1.0% of its reports
- Overdose after Tramadol 45 reports · 1.2% of its reports
- Overdose after Propofol 38 reports · 1.2% of its reports
- Overdose after Isoflurane 25 reports · 0.9% of its reports
- Overdose after Atipamezole 39 reports · 1.5% of its reports
- Overdose after Famotidine 44 reports · 1.7% of its reports
All reported side effects of Cephalexin in dogs · Medicines most reported with overdose