Medication error after Insulin in dogs

The FDA has received 209 reports of medication error in dogs after Insulin. That is 2.8% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.6% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

209Reports

83%Marked serious

36%Recovered

6.2%Died or euthanised

Same dayTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

90 73%

1–2 days

4 3.3%

3–7 days

6 4.9%

1–4 weeks

8 6.5%

Over a month

15 12%

How the animals did

Recovered

52 25%

Recovered with lasting effects

23 11%

Still unwell when reported

116 56%

Died

2 1.0%

Euthanised

11 5.3%

Not known

5 2.4%

Problems reported at the same time

Didn't work as expected

151 72%

Wrong technique in drug usage process

47 22%

Hypoglycaemia

41 20%

Loss of appetite

24 11%

Incorrect storage of drug

21 10%

Lethargy

18 8.6%

Vomiting

14 6.7%

Seizures

12 5.7%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

107

12+ years

About this medicine

Insulin treats diabetes.

Questions owners ask

Can Insulin cause medication error in dogs?: 209 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 the same day 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).

Medication error with similar medicines

Medication error after Trilostane (Vetoryl) 83 reports · 0.7% of its reports
Medication error after Phenylpropanolamine (Proin) 30 reports · 0.7% of its reports
Medication error after Levothyroxine 35 reports · 1.2% of its reports

All reported side effects of Insulin in dogs · Medicines most reported with medication error