Glycopyrrolate side effects in dogs

121 reports sent to the FDA between 1998 and 2026 involve Glycopyrrolate in dogs. The most reported problems were vomiting, loss of appetite, cardiac arrest. 47% were marked serious, and where it was recorded, signs eased after stopping the medicine in 0% of cases.

121Reports
47%Marked serious
25%Only medicine involved
39%Recovered
27%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

28 23%
Lethargy
16 13%
Bradycardia
13 11%
Diarrhea
10 8.3%
Liver problems
10 8.3%
Wobbliness (ataxia)
9 7.4%
Swelling
9 7.4%
Tachycardia
8 6.6%
Seizures
7 5.8%
Kidney problems
7 5.8%
Breathing problems
7 5.8%
Intestinal perforation
7 5.8%
Abnormal ultrasound finding
7 5.8%

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
14 12%

How soon problems started

Same day
44 54%
1–2 days
9 11%
3–7 days
18 22%
1–4 weeks
8 9.8%
Over a month
3 3.7%

Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (82 reports).

How the animals did

Recovered
46 38%
Recovered with lasting effects
1 0.8%
Still unwell when reported
9 7.4%
Died
26 21%
Euthanised
7 5.8%
Not known
32 26%

Breeds named most often

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

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