Flunixin Meglumine side effects in horses
622 reports sent to the FDA between 1995 and 2026 involve Flunixin Meglumine in horses. The most reported problems were swelling, injection site reaction, allergic reaction. 40% were marked serious, and where it was recorded, signs eased after stopping the medicine in 53% of cases.
622Reports
40%Marked serious
67%Only medicine involved
23%Recovered
25%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 horse still getting fleas or heartworm), not about a side effect.
How soon problems started
Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (263 reports).
How the animals did
Breeds named most often
Popular breeds appear more often because there are more of them.
- Quarter Horse 168 reports
- Horse 92 reports
- Thoroughbred 69 reports
- Paint 27 reports
- Horse (other) 25 reports
- Warmblood 25 reports
- Arab 22 reports
- Appaloosa 16 reports
- Miniature 15 reports
- Tennessee Walking Horse 15 reports
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