Incorrect storage of drug after Insulin in dogs

The FDA has received 48 reports of incorrect storage of drug in dogs after Insulin. That is 0.7% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.0% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

48Reports

71%Marked serious

25%Recovered

8.3%Died or euthanised

12 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

8 36%

1–2 days

2 9.1%

3–7 days

0 0.0%

1–4 weeks

3 14%

Over a month

9 41%

How the animals did

Recovered

8 17%

Recovered with lasting effects

4 8.3%

Still unwell when reported

26 54%

Died

1 2.1%

Euthanised

3 6.3%

Not known

6 13%

Problems reported at the same time

Didn't work as expected

44 92%

Medication error

21 44%

Wrong technique in drug usage process

8 17%

6 13%

5 10%

4 8.3%

3 6.3%

3 6.3%

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 incorrect storage of drug in dogs?: 48 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 12 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).

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