Breathing problems after Melarsomine (Immiticide) in dogs
The FDA has received 1,801 reports of breathing problems in dogs after Melarsomine. That is 7.9% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 2.7% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.
1,801Reports
53%Marked serious
16%Recovered
15%Died or euthanised
1 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started
How the animals did
Problems reported at the same time
Age of the animals
About this medicine
Melarsomine treats adult heartworm infection (a series of injections given by a vet).
Products with this ingredient include Immiticide, Diroban. The FDA hides brand names in its public data, so these reports cover every product with the same active ingredients.
Questions owners ask
- Can Melarsomine cause breathing problems in dogs?
- 1,801 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).
Breathing problems with similar medicines
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- Breathing problems after Diphenhydramine 574 reports · 12% of its reports
- Breathing problems after Butorphanol 404 reports · 9.1% of its reports
- Breathing problems after Cefpodoxime 198 reports · 4.9% of its reports
- Breathing problems after Tramadol 375 reports · 10.0% of its reports
- Breathing problems after Florfenicol + Mometasone + Terbinafine 163 reports · 4.6% of its reports
- Breathing problems after Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate 135 reports · 4.0% of its reports
- Breathing problems after Propofol 256 reports · 8.3% of its reports
- Breathing problems after Dirlotapide 35 reports · 1.2% of its reports
- Breathing problems after Isoflurane 266 reports · 9.6% of its reports
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