Didn't prevent heartworm after Glucosamine in dogs
24 reports to the FDA describe didn't prevent heartworm in dogs given Glucosamine. That is 1.3% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 13% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported less often than average with this medicine.
24Reports
13%Marked serious
4.2%Recovered
0.0%Died or euthanised
–Typical onset
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How the animals did
Problems reported at the same time
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About this medicine
Type: medicine.
Questions owners ask
- Can Glucosamine cause didn't prevent heartworm in dogs?
- 24 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.
- 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).
Didn't prevent heartworm with similar medicines
- Didn't prevent heartworm after Melarsomine (Immiticide) 7,132 reports · 31% of its reports
- Didn't prevent heartworm after Diphenhydramine 71 reports · 1.5% of its reports
- Didn't prevent heartworm after Butorphanol 33 reports · 0.7% of its reports
- Didn't prevent heartworm after Cefpodoxime 24 reports · 0.6% of its reports
- Didn't prevent heartworm after Tramadol 79 reports · 2.1% of its reports
- Didn't prevent heartworm after Cephalexin 43 reports · 1.6% of its reports
- Didn't prevent heartworm after Chondroitin + Glucosamine 35 reports · 1.3% of its reports
- Didn't prevent heartworm after Acepromazine 43 reports · 2.4% of its reports
- Didn't prevent heartworm after Enalapril 24 reports · 1.5% of its reports
- Didn't prevent heartworm after Phenobarbital 25 reports · 1.6% of its reports
All reported side effects of Glucosamine in dogs · Medicines most reported with didn't prevent heartworm