Diethylcarbamazine side effects in dogs

240 reports sent to the FDA between 1995 and 2019 involve Diethylcarbamazine in dogs. The most reported problems were accidental exposure, no sign, vomiting. 0.0% were marked serious.

240Reports
0.0%Marked serious
99%Only medicine involved
0.4%Recovered
2.5%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

58 24%
53 22%
26 11%
21 8.8%
Loss of appetite
18 7.5%
Blood problems
9 3.8%
Kidney problems
9 3.8%
Seizures
8 3.3%
Unpalatable
5 2.1%
Restlessness or agitation
5 2.1%
Weakness
5 2.1%
Behaviour change
4 1.7%
Excessive thirst
3 1.3%

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 stop fleas
2 0.8%
Didn't stop worms
1 0.4%
Didn't work as expected
1 0.4%

How the animals did

Recovered
1 0.4%
Died
6 2.5%
Not known
233 97%

Breeds named most often

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

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