Hexetidine side effects in dogs

187 reports sent to the FDA between 2004 and 2015 involve Hexetidine in dogs. The most reported problems were vomiting, diarrhea, gingival disorder. 8.6% were marked serious.

187Reports
8.6%Marked serious
95%Only medicine involved
3.7%Recovered
1.1%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

54 29%
24 13%
Gingival disorder
18 9.6%
Swelling
17 9.1%
Gingivitis
16 8.6%
Lethargy
15 8.0%
Allergic reaction
14 7.5%
Loss of appetite
14 7.5%
Tooth disorder
11 5.9%
Oral ulceration
6 3.2%
Liver problems
5 2.7%
Stomatitis
5 2.7%
Itching
5 2.7%
Uncoded sign
5 2.7%
Drooling
4 2.1%

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
15 8.0%

How soon problems started

Same day
8 40%
1–2 days
0 0.0%
3–7 days
3 15%
1–4 weeks
1 5.0%
Over a month
8 40%

Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (20 reports).

How the animals did

Recovered
7 3.7%
Still unwell when reported
1 0.5%
Euthanised
2 1.1%
Not known
177 95%

Breeds named most often

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

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