Weight gain after Melarsomine (Immiticide) in dogs
The FDA has received 192 reports of weight gain in dogs after Melarsomine. That is 0.8% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.6% across reports for all dog medicines.
192Reports
61%Marked serious
20%Recovered
0.5%Died or euthanised
136 daysTypical onset
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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 weight gain in dogs?
- 192 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 136 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).
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- Weight gain after Butorphanol 22 reports · 0.5% of its reports
- Weight gain after Cefpodoxime 22 reports · 0.5% of its reports
- Weight gain after Tramadol 40 reports · 1.1% of its reports
- Weight gain after Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate 232 reports · 7.0% of its reports
- Weight gain after Dirlotapide 195 reports · 7.0% of its reports
- Weight gain after Famotidine 21 reports · 0.8% of its reports
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- Weight gain after Ketoconazole 21 reports · 0.9% of its reports
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