Epsiprantel side effects in dogs

423 reports sent to the FDA between 1995 and 2026 involve Epsiprantel in dogs. The most reported problems were vomiting, lethargy, diarrhea. 11% were marked serious.

423Reports
11%Marked serious
64%Only medicine involved
12%Recovered
5.4%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

80 19%
37 8.7%
37 8.7%
21 5.0%
Seizures
15 3.5%
Wobbliness (ataxia)
13 3.1%
Liver problems
12 2.8%
Tremors
7 1.7%
Fever
7 1.7%
Drug dose administration interval too short
7 1.7%
No sign
6 1.4%
Allergic reaction
6 1.4%
Weakness
6 1.4%
Vocalising
6 1.4%

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
7 1.7%
Didn't prevent heartworm
1 0.2%

How soon problems started

Same day
43 28%
1–2 days
18 12%
3–7 days
12 7.9%
1–4 weeks
38 25%
Over a month
41 27%

Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (152 reports).

How the animals did

Recovered
47 11%
Recovered with lasting effects
2 0.5%
Still unwell when reported
81 19%
Died
22 5.2%
Euthanised
1 0.2%
Not known
270 64%

Breeds named most often

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

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