Sleepiness - systemic disorder after Insulin in dogs

The FDA has received 26 reports of sleepiness - systemic disorder in dogs after Insulin. That is 0.4% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.1% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

26Reports

81%Marked serious

23%Recovered

12%Died or euthanised

7 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

5 33%

1–2 days

0 0.0%

3–7 days

3 20%

1–4 weeks

3 20%

Over a month

4 27%

How the animals did

Recovered

5 19%

Recovered with lasting effects

1 3.8%

Still unwell when reported

14 54%

Euthanised

3 12%

Not known

3 12%

Problems reported at the same time

Hypoglycaemia

10 38%

Didn't work as expected

9 35%

9 35%

5 19%

5 19%

5 19%

5 19%

4 15%

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 sleepiness - systemic disorder in dogs?: 26 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 7 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).

Sleepiness - systemic disorder with similar medicines

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