Triamcinolone side effects in horses

138 reports sent to the FDA between 1995 and 2026 involve Triamcinolone in horses. The most reported problems were lameness, swelling, injection site reaction. 42% were marked serious, and where it was recorded, signs eased after stopping the medicine in 33% of cases.

138Reports
42%Marked serious
43%Only medicine involved
39%Recovered
12%Died or euthanised
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About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Most reported side effects

44 32%
39 28%
20 14%
Joint effusion
16 12%
Joint inflammation
15 11%
Fever
12 8.7%
Joint pain
8 5.8%
Synovitis
8 5.8%
Breathing problems
6 4.3%
Loss of appetite
6 4.3%
Cellulitis
6 4.3%
Allergic reaction
6 4.3%
Wobbliness (ataxia)
6 4.3%
Arthritis
5 3.6%

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
1 0.7%

How soon problems started

Same day
14 16%
1–2 days
9 11%
3–7 days
26 31%
1–4 weeks
34 40%
Over a month
2 2.4%

Time from the first dose to the first sign, where both dates were reported (85 reports).

How the animals did

Recovered
52 38%
Recovered with lasting effects
2 1.4%
Still unwell when reported
10 7.2%
Died
9 6.5%
Euthanised
8 5.8%
Not known
57 41%

Breeds named most often

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

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