Allergic reaction after Famotidine in dogs

The FDA has received 156 reports of allergic reaction in dogs after Famotidine. That is 5.9% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 2.3% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

156Reports
79%Marked serious
24%Recovered
19%Died or euthanised
Same dayTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
91 64%
1–2 days
13 9.2%
3–7 days
10 7.0%
1–4 weeks
14 9.9%
Over a month
14 9.9%

How the animals did

Recovered
37 24%
Recovered with lasting effects
1 0.6%
Still unwell when reported
75 48%
Died
18 12%
Euthanised
12 7.7%
Not known
13 8.3%

Problems reported at the same time

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
12
1–3 years
48
4–7 years
55
8–11 years
24
12+ years
17

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Famotidine cause allergic reaction in dogs?
156 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 the same 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).

Allergic reaction with similar medicines

All reported side effects of Famotidine in dogs · Medicines most reported with allergic reaction