Pancreatitis after Insulin in dogs

The FDA has received 196 reports of pancreatitis in dogs after Insulin. That is 2.7% 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.

196Reports

84%Marked serious

21%Recovered

26%Died or euthanised

14 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

11 12%

1–2 days

8 8.4%

3–7 days

13 14%

1–4 weeks

29 31%

Over a month

34 36%

How the animals did

Recovered

22 11%

Recovered with lasting effects

19 9.7%

Still unwell when reported

62 32%

Died

19 9.7%

Euthanised

31 16%

Not known

43 22%

Problems reported at the same time

Didn't work as expected

112 57%

93 47%

91 46%

55 28%

49 25%

37 19%

36 18%

33 17%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

116

12+ years

About this medicine

Insulin treats diabetes.

Questions owners ask

Can Insulin cause pancreatitis in dogs?: 196 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 14 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).

Pancreatitis with similar medicines

Pancreatitis after Trilostane (Vetoryl) 254 reports · 2.1% of its reports
Pancreatitis after Phenylpropanolamine (Proin) 25 reports · 0.6% of its reports
Pancreatitis after Levothyroxine 31 reports · 1.0% of its reports

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