Medication error after Rabies Vaccine in dogs

The FDA has received 60 reports of medication error in dogs after Rabies Vaccine. That is 0.6% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.6% across reports for all dog medicines.

60Reports

82%Marked serious

23%Recovered

17%Died or euthanised

1 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

21 44%

1–2 days

11 23%

3–7 days

4 8.3%

1–4 weeks

4 8.3%

Over a month

8 17%

How the animals did

Recovered

14 23%

Still unwell when reported

33 55%

Died

3 5.0%

Euthanised

7 12%

Not known

3 5.0%

Problems reported at the same time

23 38%

20 33%

17 28%

14 23%

10 17%

10 17%

9 15%

8 13%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Type: vaccine.

Mild, short-lived lethargy, soreness or a small lump at the injection site are the most commonly reported vaccine reactions.

Questions owners ask

Can Rabies Vaccine cause medication error in dogs?: 60 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).

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