Drug dose administration interval too long after Genta Betamet Clotrim in dogs

23 reports to the FDA describe drug dose administration interval too long in dogs given Genta Betamet Clotrim. That is 5.3% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.3% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

23Reports
100%Marked serious
61%Recovered
4.3%Died or euthanised
5 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
2 14%
1–2 days
3 21%
3–7 days
5 36%
1–4 weeks
4 29%
Over a month
0 0.0%

How the animals did

Recovered
1 4.3%
Recovered with lasting effects
13 57%
Still unwell when reported
6 26%
Died
1 4.3%
Not known
2 8.7%

Problems reported at the same time

13 57%
Incorrect dose administered
3 13%
Overdose
2 8.7%
Application site reaction
2 8.7%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
0
1–3 years
3
4–7 years
3
8–11 years
10
12+ years
7

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Genta Betamet Clotrim cause drug dose administration interval too long in dogs?
23 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 5 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).

Drug dose administration interval too long with similar medicines

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