Drug dose administration interval too long after Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan in dogs

26 reports to the FDA describe drug dose administration interval too long in dogs given Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan. That is 0.5% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.3% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

26Reports
3.8%Marked serious
3.8%Recovered
0.0%Died or euthanised
92 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
4 24%
1–2 days
0 0.0%
3–7 days
0 0.0%
1–4 weeks
1 5.9%
Over a month
12 71%

How the animals did

Recovered
1 3.8%
Not known
25 96%

Problems reported at the same time

2 7.7%
Drug administration error
1 3.8%
Urinary retention
1 3.8%
High blood pressure
1 3.8%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
0
1–3 years
2
4–7 years
4
8–11 years
8
12+ years
10

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan cause drug dose administration interval too long in dogs?
26 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 92 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).

Drug dose administration interval too long with similar medicines

All reported side effects of Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan in dogs · Medicines most reported with drug dose administration interval too long