Cardiac arrest after Medetomidine in dogs
138 reports to the FDA describe cardiac arrest in dogs given Medetomidine. That is 6.5% 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.
138Reports
2.2%Marked serious
1.4%Recovered
83%Died or euthanised
–Typical onset
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How the animals did
Problems reported at the same time
Age of the animals
About this medicine
Type: medicine.
Questions owners ask
- Can Medetomidine cause cardiac arrest in dogs?
- 138 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.
- 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).
Cardiac arrest with similar medicines
- Cardiac arrest after Melarsomine (Immiticide) 45 reports · 0.2% of its reports
- Cardiac arrest after Diphenhydramine 49 reports · 1.0% of its reports
- Cardiac arrest after Butorphanol 218 reports · 4.9% of its reports
- Cardiac arrest after Tramadol 20 reports · 0.5% of its reports
- Cardiac arrest after Propofol 280 reports · 9.1% of its reports
- Cardiac arrest after Isoflurane 233 reports · 8.4% of its reports
- Cardiac arrest after Atipamezole 145 reports · 5.5% of its reports
- Cardiac arrest after Famotidine 34 reports · 1.3% of its reports
- Cardiac arrest after Ketamine 120 reports · 6.4% of its reports
- Cardiac arrest after Acepromazine 69 reports · 3.9% of its reports
All reported side effects of Medetomidine in dogs · Medicines most reported with cardiac arrest