Drug administration error after Insulin in dogs

The FDA has received 85 reports of drug administration error in dogs after Insulin. That is 1.2% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.4% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

85Reports

81%Marked serious

44%Recovered

1.2%Died or euthanised

52 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

3 9.4%

1–2 days

3 9.4%

3–7 days

1 3.1%

1–4 weeks

6 19%

Over a month

19 59%

How the animals did

Recovered

21 25%

Recovered with lasting effects

16 19%

Still unwell when reported

30 35%

Died

1 1.2%

Not known

17 20%

Problems reported at the same time

Didn't work as expected

69 81%

14 16%

12 14%

10 12%

8 9.4%

Wrong technique in drug usage process

8 9.4%

Diarrhea

7 8.2%

Hyperglycaemia

6 7.1%

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 drug administration error in dogs?: 85 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 52 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 administration error with similar medicines

Drug administration error after Trilostane (Vetoryl) 26 reports · 0.2% of its reports
Drug administration error after Phenylpropanolamine (Proin) 50 reports · 1.2% of its reports

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