Gentamicin side effects in horses
115 reports sent to the FDA between 1997 and 2026 involve Gentamicin in horses. The most reported problems were swelling, colic, abdominal pain. 29% were marked serious, and where it was recorded, signs eased after stopping the medicine in 94% of cases.
115Reports
29%Marked serious
56%Only medicine involved
35%Recovered
17%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 (36 reports).
How the animals did
Breeds named most often
Popular breeds appear more often because there are more of them.
- Quarter Horse 21 reports
- Horse 17 reports
- Thoroughbred 15 reports
- Warmblood 10 reports
- Standardbred 8 reports
- Paint 4 reports
- Horse (other) 2 reports
- Arab 2 reports
- Dutch Warmblood 2 reports
- Trakehner 2 reports
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