Weight loss after Melarsomine (Immiticide) in dogs
The FDA has received 519 reports of weight loss in dogs after Melarsomine. That is 2.3% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 1.7% across reports for all dog medicines.
519Reports
40%Marked serious
6.6%Recovered
7.7%Died or euthanised
23 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started
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 weight loss in dogs?
- 519 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 23 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).
Weight loss with similar medicines
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- Weight loss after Diphenhydramine 162 reports · 3.4% of its reports
- Weight loss after Butorphanol 128 reports · 2.9% of its reports
- Weight loss after Cefpodoxime 150 reports · 3.7% of its reports
- Weight loss after Tramadol 274 reports · 7.3% of its reports
- Weight loss after Florfenicol + Mometasone + Terbinafine 65 reports · 1.8% of its reports
- Weight loss after Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate 202 reports · 6.1% of its reports
- Weight loss after Propofol 64 reports · 2.1% of its reports
- Weight loss after Isoflurane 85 reports · 3.1% of its reports
- Weight loss after Cephalexin 120 reports · 4.5% of its reports
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