Dirlotapide side effects in dogs

2,805 reports sent to the FDA between 2007 and 2018 involve Dirlotapide in dogs. The most reported problems were vomiting, loss of appetite, lethargy. 0.2% were marked serious, and where it was recorded, signs eased after stopping the medicine in 100% of cases.

2,805Reports
0.2%Marked serious
99%Only medicine involved
1.1%Recovered
4.5%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
1 0.0%

How soon problems started

Same day
19 14%
1–2 days
9 6.8%
3–7 days
11 8.3%
1–4 weeks
27 20%
Over a month
67 50%

Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (133 reports).

How the animals did

Recovered
30 1.1%
Recovered with lasting effects
1 0.0%
Still unwell when reported
90 3.2%
Died
120 4.3%
Euthanised
7 0.2%
Not known
2,557 91%

Breeds named most often

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

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