Accidental exposure after Insulin in dogs

The FDA has received 21 reports of accidental exposure in dogs after Insulin. That is 0.3% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 1.5% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported less often than average with this medicine.

21Reports

67%Marked serious

38%Recovered

9.5%Died or euthanised

–Typical onset

How the animals did

Recovered

6 29%

Recovered with lasting effects

2 9.5%

Still unwell when reported

6 29%

Died

1 4.8%

Euthanised

1 4.8%

Not known

5 24%

Problems reported at the same time

Overdose

10 48%

Hypoglycaemia

8 38%

Vomiting

6 29%

Didn't work as expected

6 29%

6 29%

4 19%

3 14%

3 14%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Insulin treats diabetes.

Questions owners ask

Can Insulin cause accidental exposure in dogs?: 21 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).

Accidental exposure with similar medicines

Accidental exposure after Trilostane (Vetoryl) 33 reports · 0.3% of its reports
Accidental exposure after Phenylpropanolamine (Proin) 372 reports · 9.0% of its reports
Accidental exposure after Levothyroxine 20 reports · 0.7% of its reports

All reported side effects of Insulin in dogs · Medicines most reported with accidental exposure