Hair loss after Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate in dogs

The FDA has received 167 reports of hair loss in dogs after Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate. That is 5.0% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 1.0% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

167Reports
28%Marked serious
8.4%Recovered
1.8%Died or euthanised
78 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
8 10%
1–2 days
0 0.0%
3–7 days
2 2.5%
1–4 weeks
14 18%
Over a month
55 70%

How the animals did

Recovered
14 8.4%
Still unwell when reported
36 22%
Died
3 1.8%
Not known
114 68%

Problems reported at the same time

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
2
1–3 years
43
4–7 years
66
8–11 years
42
12+ years
6

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate cause hair loss in dogs?
167 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 78 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).

Hair loss with similar medicines

All reported side effects of Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate in dogs · Medicines most reported with hair loss