Underdose after Phenobarbital in dogs
The FDA has received 35 reports of underdose in dogs after Phenobarbital. That is 2.3% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 1.0% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.
35Reports
40%Marked serious
23%Recovered
8.6%Died or euthanised
149 daysTypical onset
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About this medicine
Type: medicine.
Questions owners ask
- Can Phenobarbital cause underdose in dogs?
- 35 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 149 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).
Underdose with similar medicines
- Underdose after Melarsomine (Immiticide) 218 reports · 1.0% of its reports
- Underdose after Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan 25 reports · 0.5% of its reports
- Underdose after Diphenhydramine 60 reports · 1.3% of its reports
- Underdose after Butorphanol 119 reports · 2.7% of its reports
- Underdose after Cefpodoxime 51 reports · 1.3% of its reports
- Underdose after Tramadol 57 reports · 1.5% of its reports
- Underdose after Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate 79 reports · 2.4% of its reports
- Underdose after Propofol 37 reports · 1.2% of its reports
- Underdose after Isoflurane 43 reports · 1.6% of its reports
- Underdose after Cephalexin 37 reports · 1.4% of its reports
All reported side effects of Phenobarbital in dogs · Medicines most reported with underdose