Glargine Insulin

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18 adverse event reports submitted to the FDA

Important: Adverse event reports do not establish that a drug caused or contributed to the event. Consult your veterinarian before making treatment decisions.
18
Total Reports
6
Deaths Reported
3330.0%
Death Rate

Active Ingredients

Glargine Insulin

Administration Routes

SubcutaneousUnknownOral

Species Affected

Cat 15
Dog 2
Human 1

Most Affected Breeds

Domestic Shorthair 7
Domestic Longhair 2
Himalayan 2
Ragdoll 1
Retriever - Golden 1
Unknown 1
Cat (other) 1
Domestic Mediumhair 1
Shepherd Dog - German 1
Siamese 1

Most Reported Reactions

Death by euthanasia 6
Decreased appetite 4
Hyperglycaemia 4
Anorexia 2
Weight loss 2
Hypernatremia 2
Hypoglycaemia 2
Drug prescribing error 2
Lethargy (see also Central nervous system depression in Neurological) 2
Localised hair loss 2
Ketonuria 2
Elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 2

Outcome Breakdown

Ongoing
7 (38.9%)
Euthanized
6 (33.3%)
Outcome Unknown
3 (16.7%)
Recovered/Normal
1 (5.6%)
Recovered with Sequela
1 (5.6%)

Data Summary

Metric Value
Total adverse event reports 18
Reports involving death 6
Case-fatality rate (reported events) 3330.0%
Distinct species in reports 3
Distinct breeds in reports 10
Distinct reactions reported 20
Active ingredients on file 1

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reporting (CVM AER). Counts reflect voluntary reports only.

Glargine Insulin Adverse Event Insights

The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine database currently holds 18 adverse event reports referencing Glargine Insulin, including 6 reports in which the animal died — a 3330.0% case-fatality figure among reported events only, not a population-level mortality rate. Active ingredient on file: Glargine Insulin. Reported administration routes include Subcutaneous, Unknown, Oral. These numbers reflect voluntary submissions from pet owners, veterinarians, and manufacturers and therefore under-represent mild events and over-represent severe ones — a pattern the FDA has documented repeatedly for pharmacovigilance datasets.

The species most frequently named in Glargine Insulin reports are Cat (15 reports), Dog (2 reports), Human (1 reports), with Cat accounting for the largest share. Within those species, Domestic Shorthair (7), Domestic Longhair (2), Himalayan (2) appear most often — though breed popularity and ownership density shape these counts as much as any drug-specific sensitivity. This distribution matters because the same active ingredient can behave very differently across body sizes, ages, and species physiology.

The most commonly reported clinical signs associated with Glargine Insulin are Death by euthanasia (6), Decreased appetite (4), Hyperglycaemia (4), Anorexia (2). Of the 18 reports with a coded outcome, Ongoing is the leading category at 38.9%. Because FDA adverse event data describes correlation rather than causation, these figures are best used to frame informed questions with a veterinarian and to compare reporting patterns across related products — not as a standalone safety verdict on Glargine Insulin.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine — Adverse Event Reports Data reflects voluntary submissions and may not represent actual incidence rates

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Data sourced from official AKC, AVMA, ACVO, and breed-club veterinary references. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBreed Editorial