Pain after Diphenhydramine in dogs
173 reports to the FDA describe pain in dogs given Diphenhydramine. That is 3.7% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.7% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.
173Reports
47%Marked serious
18%Recovered
12%Died or euthanised
2 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started
How the animals did
Problems reported at the same time
Age of the animals
About this medicine
Type: medicine.
Questions owners ask
- Can Diphenhydramine cause pain in dogs?
- 173 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 2 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).
Pain with similar medicines
- Pain after Melarsomine (Immiticide) 1,286 reports · 5.7% of its reports
- Pain after Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 157 reports · 2.9% of its reports
- Pain after Butorphanol 190 reports · 4.3% of its reports
- Pain after Cefpodoxime 91 reports · 2.2% of its reports
- Pain after Tramadol 159 reports · 4.2% of its reports
- Pain after Florfenicol + Mometasone + Terbinafine 70 reports · 2.0% of its reports
- Pain after Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate 31 reports · 0.9% of its reports
- Pain after Propofol 74 reports · 2.4% of its reports
- Pain after Isoflurane 63 reports · 2.3% of its reports
- Pain after Cephalexin 35 reports · 1.3% of its reports
All reported side effects of Diphenhydramine in dogs · Medicines most reported with pain