Seizures after Melarsomine (Immiticide) in dogs
The FDA has received 446 reports of seizures in dogs after Melarsomine. That is 2.0% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 4.4% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported less often than average with this medicine.
446Reports
52%Marked serious
17%Recovered
16%Died or euthanised
8 daysTypical onset
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How the animals did
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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 seizures in dogs?
- 446 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 8 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).
Seizures with similar medicines
- Seizures after Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 196 reports · 3.6% of its reports
- Seizures after Diphenhydramine 192 reports · 4.1% of its reports
- Seizures after Butorphanol 335 reports · 7.5% of its reports
- Seizures after Cefpodoxime 298 reports · 7.3% of its reports
- Seizures after Tramadol 203 reports · 5.4% of its reports
- Seizures after Florfenicol + Mometasone + Terbinafine 117 reports · 3.3% of its reports
- Seizures after Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate 74 reports · 2.2% of its reports
- Seizures after Propofol 307 reports · 10.0% of its reports
- Seizures after Dirlotapide 97 reports · 3.5% of its reports
- Seizures after Isoflurane 162 reports · 5.9% of its reports
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