Clindamycin side effects in dogs

1,075 reports sent to the FDA between 1995 and 2026 involve Clindamycin in dogs. The most reported problems were vomiting, loss of appetite, lethargy. 48% were marked serious, and where it was recorded, signs eased after stopping the medicine in 50% of cases.

1,075Reports
48%Marked serious
17%Only medicine involved
24%Recovered
19%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

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 prevent heartworm
11 1.0%
Didn't stop worms
9 0.8%
Didn't stop fleas
8 0.7%
Didn't stop ticks
2 0.2%

How soon problems started

Same day
140 18%
1–2 days
98 13%
3–7 days
120 16%
1–4 weeks
178 23%
Over a month
234 30%

Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (770 reports).

How the animals did

Recovered
234 22%
Recovered with lasting effects
21 2.0%
Still unwell when reported
333 31%
Died
97 9.0%
Euthanised
102 9.5%
Not known
288 27%

Breeds named most often

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

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