Skin redness after Maropitant (Cerenia) in dogs

The FDA has received 344 reports of skin redness in dogs after Maropitant. That is 2.9% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 1.0% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

344Reports

58%Marked serious

23%Recovered

12%Died or euthanised

1 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

139 45%

1–2 days

58 19%

3–7 days

38 12%

1–4 weeks

32 10%

Over a month

39 13%

How the animals did

Recovered

79 23%

Recovered with lasting effects

1 0.3%

Still unwell when reported

152 44%

Died

17 4.9%

Euthanised

25 7.3%

Not known

70 20%

Problems reported at the same time

157 46%

150 44%

121 35%

95 28%

93 27%

82 24%

67 19%

58 17%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Maropitant prevents vomiting and motion sickness.

Products with this ingredient include Cerenia. The FDA hides brand names in its public data, so these reports cover every product with the same active ingredients.

Questions owners ask

Can Maropitant cause skin redness in dogs?: 344 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 1 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).

Skin redness with similar medicines

Skin redness after Capromorelin (Entyce) 32 reports · 2.1% of its reports

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