Pain after Nitenpyram (Capstar) in dogs
The FDA has received 40 reports of pain in dogs after Nitenpyram. That is 0.4% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.7% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported less often than average with this medicine.
40Reports
33%Marked serious
20%Recovered
15%Died or euthanised
1 daysTypical onset
How soon it started
How the animals did
Problems reported at the same time
Age of the animals
About this medicine
Nitenpyram kills adult fleas quickly; a single-dose tablet.
Products with this ingredient include Capstar. The FDA hides brand names in its public data, so these reports cover every product with the same active ingredients.
Questions owners ask
- Can Nitenpyram cause pain in dogs?
- 40 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).
Pain with similar medicines
- Pain after Spinosad (Comfortis) 202 reports · 0.4% of its reports
- Pain after Lufenuron + Milbemycin Oxime (Sentinel) 80 reports · 0.3% of its reports
- Pain after Imidacloprid + Moxidectin (Advantage Multi) 98 reports · 0.7% of its reports
- Pain after Fipronil + S-methoprene (Frontline Plus) 25 reports · 0.8% of its reports
- Pain after Flumethrin + Imidacloprid (Seresto) 20 reports · 0.9% of its reports
All reported side effects of Nitenpyram in dogs · Medicines most reported with pain
