Diarrhea after Dirlotapide in dogs

The FDA has received 387 reports of diarrhea in dogs after Dirlotapide. That is 14% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 8.4% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

387Reports
0.0%Marked serious
1.3%Recovered
5.9%Died or euthanised
37 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
0 0.0%
1–2 days
4 33%
3–7 days
1 8.3%
1–4 weeks
1 8.3%
Over a month
6 50%

How the animals did

Recovered
5 1.3%
Still unwell when reported
5 1.3%
Died
22 5.7%
Euthanised
1 0.3%
Not known
354 91%

Problems reported at the same time

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
1
1–3 years
49
4–7 years
177
8–11 years
120
12+ years
20

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Dirlotapide cause diarrhea in dogs?
387 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 37 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).

Diarrhea with similar medicines

All reported side effects of Dirlotapide in dogs · Medicines most reported with diarrhea