Flunixin Meglumine side effects in dogs

79 reports sent to the FDA between 1995 and 2026 involve Flunixin Meglumine in dogs. The most reported problems were vomiting, lethargy, accidental exposure. 20% were marked serious.

79Reports
20%Marked serious
86%Only medicine involved
8.9%Recovered
35%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

26 33%
Lethargy
17 22%
Accidental exposure
14 18%
Diarrhea
13 16%
Liver problems
10 13%
Blood in stool
10 13%
Loss of appetite
10 13%
Kidney problems
9 11%
Breathing problems
9 11%
Blood in vomit
7 8.9%
Blood problems
6 7.6%
Collapse
5 6.3%
Tachycardia
4 5.1%
Dehydration
4 5.1%
Hyperphosphataemia
4 5.1%

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 work as expected
2 2.5%

How the animals did

Recovered
6 7.6%
Recovered with lasting effects
1 1.3%
Still unwell when reported
8 10%
Died
28 35%
Not known
36 46%

Breeds named most often

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

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