Otitis externa after Ketoconazole in dogs
The FDA has received 43 reports of otitis externa in dogs after Ketoconazole. That is 1.9% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.2% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.
43Reports
74%Marked serious
14%Recovered
7.0%Died or euthanised
64 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started
How the animals did
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Age of the animals
About this medicine
Type: medicine.
Questions owners ask
- Can Ketoconazole cause otitis externa in dogs?
- 43 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 64 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).
Otitis externa with similar medicines
- Otitis externa after Cefpodoxime 41 reports · 1.0% of its reports
- Otitis externa after Florfenicol + Mometasone + Terbinafine 112 reports · 3.2% of its reports
- Otitis externa after Cephalexin 20 reports · 0.7% of its reports
- Otitis externa after Clotrimazole + Gentamicin + Mometasone 29 reports · 1.1% of its reports
- Otitis externa after Betamethasone + Florfenicol + Terbinafine 44 reports · 1.8% of its reports
- Otitis externa after Genta Momet Clotrim 21 reports · 0.9% of its reports
- Otitis externa after Rabacfosadine 23 reports · 3.5% of its reports
All reported side effects of Ketoconazole in dogs · Medicines most reported with otitis externa