Hyaluronate Sodium side effects in horses

419 reports sent to the FDA between 1995 and 2026 involve Hyaluronate Sodium in horses. The most reported problems were lameness, swelling, injection site reaction. 33% were marked serious, and where it was recorded, signs eased after stopping the medicine in 30% of cases.

419Reports
33%Marked serious
73%Only medicine involved
25%Recovered
7.9%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

131 31%
120 29%
46 11%
39 9.3%
31 7.4%
31 7.4%
22 5.3%
Synovial fluid, abnormal
17 4.1%
Loss of appetite
11 2.6%
Intentional misuse
11 2.6%

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.

Didn't work as expected
10 2.4%

How soon problems started

Same day
31 20%
1–2 days
28 18%
3–7 days
39 25%
1–4 weeks
42 27%
Over a month
14 9.1%

Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (154 reports).

How the animals did

Recovered
104 25%
Recovered with lasting effects
2 0.5%
Still unwell when reported
39 9.3%
Died
18 4.3%
Euthanised
15 3.6%
Not known
241 58%

Breeds named most often

Popular breeds appear more often because there are more of them.

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