Mycophenolate side effects in dogs

70 reports sent to the FDA between 2012 and 2026 involve Mycophenolate in dogs. The most reported problems were blood problems, loss of appetite, lethargy. 81% were marked serious.

70Reports
81%Marked serious
0.0%Only medicine involved
4.3%Recovered
53%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

27 39%
Vomiting
19 27%
Diarrhea
19 27%
Leucocytosis
17 24%
Kidney problems
16 23%
Weakness
13 19%
Breathing problems
12 17%
Pale mucous membrane
11 16%
Neutrophilia
11 16%
Abnormal ultrasound finding
10 14%
Fever
10 14%
Proteinuria
9 13%

Share = percentage of this medicine's reports that mention the problem. One report can list several problems.

Reports that it didn't work

Some reports are about the medicine not working (for example a dog still getting fleas or heartworm), not about a side effect.

Didn't work as expected
7 10%
Didn't stop worms
1 1.4%

How soon problems started

Same day
6 11%
1–2 days
9 16%
3–7 days
4 7.0%
1–4 weeks
21 37%
Over a month
17 30%

Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (57 reports).

How the animals did

Recovered
2 2.9%
Recovered with lasting effects
1 1.4%
Still unwell when reported
19 27%
Died
8 11%
Euthanised
29 41%
Not known
11 16%

Breeds named most often

Popular breeds appear more often because there are more of them.

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