Pilocarpine side effects in dogs

78 reports sent to the FDA between 2002 and 2026 involve Pilocarpine in dogs. The most reported problems were corneal ulcer, ocular discharge, schirmer tear test. 90% were marked serious, and where it was recorded, signs eased after stopping the medicine in 100% of cases.

78Reports
90%Marked serious
2.6%Only medicine involved
27%Recovered
9.0%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

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
17 22%

How soon problems started

Same day
30 50%
1–2 days
7 12%
3–7 days
4 6.7%
1–4 weeks
12 20%
Over a month
7 12%

Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (60 reports).

How the animals did

Recovered
21 27%
Still unwell when reported
27 35%
Died
2 2.6%
Euthanised
5 6.4%
Not known
23 29%

Breeds named most often

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

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