Vomiting after Potassium Bromide in dogs

The FDA has received 56 reports of vomiting in dogs after Potassium Bromide. That is 14% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 28% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported less often than average with this medicine.

56Reports
52%Marked serious
45%Recovered
18%Died or euthanised
23 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
5 17%
1–2 days
2 6.9%
3–7 days
1 3.4%
1–4 weeks
7 24%
Over a month
14 48%

How the animals did

Recovered
25 45%
Still unwell when reported
9 16%
Died
5 8.9%
Euthanised
5 8.9%
Not known
12 21%

Problems reported at the same time

14 25%
9 16%
Pancreatitis
6 11%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
1
1–3 years
5
4–7 years
20
8–11 years
18
12+ years
11

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Potassium Bromide cause vomiting in dogs?
56 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 23 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).

Vomiting with similar medicines

All reported side effects of Potassium Bromide in dogs · Medicines most reported with vomiting