Pancreatitis after Diphenhydramine in dogs
The FDA has received 29 reports of pancreatitis in dogs after Diphenhydramine. That is 0.6% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.4% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.
29Reports
83%Marked serious
6.9%Recovered
17%Died or euthanised
1 daysTypical onset
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About this medicine
Type: medicine.
Questions owners ask
- Can Diphenhydramine cause pancreatitis in dogs?
- 29 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 1 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).
Pancreatitis with similar medicines
- Pancreatitis after Melarsomine (Immiticide) 41 reports · 0.2% of its reports
- Pancreatitis after Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 48 reports · 0.9% of its reports
- Pancreatitis after Butorphanol 40 reports · 0.9% of its reports
- Pancreatitis after Cefpodoxime 35 reports · 0.9% of its reports
- Pancreatitis after Tramadol 41 reports · 1.1% of its reports
- Pancreatitis after Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate 34 reports · 1.0% of its reports
- Pancreatitis after Propofol 23 reports · 0.7% of its reports
- Pancreatitis after Isoflurane 20 reports · 0.7% of its reports
- Pancreatitis after Famotidine 75 reports · 2.8% of its reports
- Pancreatitis after Chondroitin + Glucosamine 33 reports · 1.3% of its reports
All reported side effects of Diphenhydramine in dogs · Medicines most reported with pancreatitis